Lives of Boulton and Watt

About this eBook

Author

Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904

Title

Lives of Boulton and Watt. Principally from the Original Soho Mss. Comprising also a history of the invention and introduction of the steam engine

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Rosanna Murphy, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TJ: Technology: Mechanical engineering and machinery

Subject

Boulton, Matthew, 1728-1809

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 52069

Release Date

May 15, 2016

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.LIVES OF BOULTON and WATT .
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
5. 5.BEGINNINGS OF THE STEAM-ENGINE: THE EARLY INVENTORS.
6. 6.BEGINNINGS OF THE STEAM-ENGINE: THE EARLY INVENTORS. — CHAPTER I. Dawnings of Steam Power—The Marquis of Worcester. — CHAPTER II. Sir Samuel Morland—Dr. Dionysius Papin. — CHAPTER III. Captain Savery—His Fire-engine. — CHAPTER IV. Thomas Newcomen—The Atmospheric Engine.
7. 7.JAMES WATT: HIS BOYHOOD AND EARLY LIFE: MECHANICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER, SURVEYOR, AND INVENTOR. — CHAPTER V. James Watt—Lineage and Birthplace—Boyhood and Apprenticeship. — CHAPTER VI. James Watt, Mathematical Instrument Maker. — CHAPTER VII. Watt’s Experiments on Steam—Invents the Separate Condenser. — CHAPTER VIII. Watt’s Connexion with Dr. Roebuck—Watt acts as Surveyor and Engineer.
8. 8.BOULTON AND WATT, ENGINEERS, BIRMINGHAM. — CHAPTER IX. Birmingham—Matthew Boulton. — CHAPTER X. Boulton and the Steam Engine—Correspondence with Watt. — CHAPTER XI. Boulton and Watt—Their Partnership. — CHAPTER XII. Boulton and Watt begin the Manufacture of Steam-engines. — CHAPTER XIII. Watt in Cornwall—Introduction of his Pumping-engines. — CHAPTER XIV. Financial Difficulties—Boulton in Cornwall—Attack and Defence of the Engine Patent. — CHAPTER XV. Watt again visits Cornwall—Invention of the Rotary Motion—The Patent Right again assailed. — CHAPTER XVI. More Difficulties and more Inventions—Boulton again in Cornwall. — CHAPTER XVII. Commercial Politics—The Albion Mills—Riots in Cornwall—Prosperity of Boulton and Watt. — CHAPTER XVIII. Friends of Boulton and Watt—The Lunar Society. — CHAPTER XIX. Boulton’s Application of the Steam-engine to Coining. — CHAPTER XX. Prosperity of Soho—Young Boulton and Watt—The Riots—William Murdock. — CHAPTER XXI. Application of Steam-power to Navigation—Miller and Symington—Boulton and Watt’s Engine adopted by Fulton. — CHAPTER XXII. Declining Years of Boulton and Watt—Bereavements—Gregory Watt—Death of Boulton. — CHAPTER XXIII. Closing Years of James Watt—His Death—Conclusion.
9. 9.INDEX. — Footnotes:

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