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James Watt's

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James Watt's (1736-1819) prototype steam engine 'Old Bess' c1778. In this engine, which was erected at the Soho works, Birmingham, England, in 1777-78, reciprocating motion was turned into rotary motion by a sun-and-planet gear train. From "Lives of Bou

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Photos12.com - Ann Ronan Picture Library

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ARP07103_460000769

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31,3Mb (2,2Mb) / 11,8in x 10,3in / 3543 x 3089 (300dpi)