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Side 3
Brought up among coal - pits and pumps , and wheels and engines , it was not
surprising that his mind should have a bias to mechanics . Some boys , indeed ,
are so dull or heedless , that they may see the most curious works of art without ...
Brought up among coal - pits and pumps , and wheels and engines , it was not
surprising that his mind should have a bias to mechanics . Some boys , indeed ,
are so dull or heedless , that they may see the most curious works of art without ...
Side 4
As this was equal to about £ 100 per annum , we are entitled to say that on that
sum old Bob ought to have brought up his family respectably , and given them at
least the elements of education . But in this as in thousands of cases , little else ...
As this was equal to about £ 100 per annum , we are entitled to say that on that
sum old Bob ought to have brought up his family respectably , and given them at
least the elements of education . But in this as in thousands of cases , little else ...
Side 11
It was only step by step that both rails and moving apparatus were brought to a
comparatively perfect state . At the Killingworth Colliery , Stephenson continued
to plan his improvements , and also to advance in general knowledge in the ...
It was only step by step that both rails and moving apparatus were brought to a
comparatively perfect state . At the Killingworth Colliery , Stephenson continued
to plan his improvements , and also to advance in general knowledge in the ...
Side 13
The line being at length completed , the directors offered a prize of £ 500 for the
best locomotive that could be brought forward to compete in running on a certain
day . It was stipulated that the engine should consume its own smoke ; be not ...
The line being at length completed , the directors offered a prize of £ 500 for the
best locomotive that could be brought forward to compete in running on a certain
day . It was stipulated that the engine should consume its own smoke ; be not ...
Side 15
Neither the laws of nature nor science could be brought to accord with the views
of those who saw in the new agencies the elements of downfall and decay . Even
the Company had gone surprisingly astray in their calculations . Believing that ...
Neither the laws of nature nor science could be brought to accord with the views
of those who saw in the new agencies the elements of downfall and decay . Even
the Company had gone surprisingly astray in their calculations . Believing that ...
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