 | Abraham Rees - Art - 1819 - 754 pages
...Worcefterfhire, they bargained to draw water for Mr. Back of Wolverhampton ; where, after a great many laborious attempts, they did make the engine work : but not being either philofophers to underftand the reafon, or mathematicians enough to calculate the powers and proportion... | |
 | Robert Stuart - Inventors - 1829 - 510 pages
...great many laborious attempts, having at last made the engine work, but not being philosophers enough to understand the reasons, or mathematicians enough to calculate the powers and proportions of the parts, they very luckily found by accident what they sought for.—They were at... | |
 | Harry Scrivenor - Iron - 1841 - 486 pages
...Worcestershire, they bargained to draw water for Mr. Bach, of Wolverhampton, where, after a great many laborious attempts, they did make the engine work...were at a loss about the pumps, but being so near Birmingham, and having the assistance of so many admirable and ingenious workmen, they so soon came... | |
 | John Scott Russell - Steam-engines - 1841 - 422 pages
...Back of Wo!verhampton, where, after a great many laborious attempts, they did make the engine work. They were at a loss about the pumps, but being so near Birmingham, and having the assistance of so many admirable and ingenious workmen, they soon came to... | |
 | John Scott Russell - Steam engine - 1846 - 326 pages
...Back of Wolverhampton, where, after a great many laborious attempts, they did make the engine work. They were at a loss about the pumps, but being so near Birmingham, and having the assistance of so many admirable and ingenious workmen, they soon came to... | |
 | Artizan club (London, England) - Steam engineering - 1847 - 338 pages
...Worcestershire, they bargained to draw water for Mr. Back of Wolverhampton ; where, after a great талу laborious attempts, they did make the engine work : but not being either phi"They were at a loss about the pumps, but being so near Birmingham, and having the assistance of... | |
 | John Bourne - Steam engineering - 1851 - 346 pages
...Worcestershire, they bargained to draw water for Mr. Back of Wolverhampton ; where, after a great many laborious attempts, they did make the engine work : but not being either philOsophersto understand the reason, or mathematicians enough to calculate the powers and proportions... | |
 | R. W., Robert Wallace - Steam-engines - 1852 - 144 pages
...they at last got their engine to work. Dr. Desaguliers, who mentions these particulars, states that " they were at a loss about the pumps, but being so near Birmingham, and having the assistance of so many admirable and ingenious workmen, they soon came to... | |
 | R. W., Robert Wallace - Steam-engines - 1852 - 146 pages
...they at last got their engine to work. Dr. Desagulicrs, who mentions these particulars, states that " they were at a loss about the pumps, but being so near Birmingham, and having the assistance of so many admirable and ingenious workmen, they soon came to... | |
 | John Bourne (C.E.) - Steam engineering - 1853 - 344 pages
...Worcestershire, they bargained to draw water for Mr. Back of Wolverhampton ; where, after a great many laborious attempts, they did make the engine work : but not being either phi"They were at a loss about the pumps, but being so near Birmingham, and having the assistance of... | |
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laborious attempts, they did make the engine work; but not being; either philosophers to understand the reasons, or mathematicians enough to calculate the powers, and to proportion the parts, very luckily by accident found what they sought for. They were... 
