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Rather a general favourite from his good - nature and dexterity at rustic sports ,
George likewise gave satisfaction to his employers , and , reputed as a clever ,
handy young man , was promoted to the situation of engineman or plugman at ...
Rather a general favourite from his good - nature and dexterity at rustic sports ,
George likewise gave satisfaction to his employers , and , reputed as a clever ,
handy young man , was promoted to the situation of engineman or plugman at ...
Side 8
It says much for Stephenson , that under pinching difficulties he did not only take
care of his old parents , but gave his child as good an education as was in his
power . The want of learning he had himself acutely felt , and this deficiency , if at
...
It says much for Stephenson , that under pinching difficulties he did not only take
care of his old parents , but gave his child as good an education as was in his
power . The want of learning he had himself acutely felt , and this deficiency , if at
...
Side 9
Proprietors and managers began to entertain a high idea of his qualities , which
were obviously not those of a pretender . Referring to this period , when in 1835
he gave evidence before a select committee of the House of Commons on ...
Proprietors and managers began to entertain a high idea of his qualities , which
were obviously not those of a pretender . Referring to this period , when in 1835
he gave evidence before a select committee of the House of Commons on ...
Side 11
The furnace wanted draught , which he gave by sending the waste steam into the
chimney ; and at once , by increased evolution of steam , the power of the engine
was doubled or tripled . In 1815 , he had a new locomotive at work , combining ...
The furnace wanted draught , which he gave by sending the waste steam into the
chimney ; and at once , by increased evolution of steam , the power of the engine
was doubled or tripled . In 1815 , he had a new locomotive at work , combining ...
Side 12
When the project of the Manchester and Liverpool Railway was before
parliament in 1825 , George Stephenson , in the face of no little browbeating from
ignorant and interested opponents , gave good evidence respecting the
practicability and ...
When the project of the Manchester and Liverpool Railway was before
parliament in 1825 , George Stephenson , in the face of no little browbeating from
ignorant and interested opponents , gave good evidence respecting the
practicability and ...
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| Titel | Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, Bind 1–2 Chambers's Miscellany of Instructive & Entertaining Tracts, William Chambers |
| Redaktører | William Chambers, Robert Chambers |
| Udgiver | Lippincott, 1869 |
| Oprindeligt fra | University of Illinois ved Urbana-Champaign |
| Digitaliseret | 12. aug 2016 |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |