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... James Watt patented his steam engine . 1771. Telford apprenticed to a stonemason in Langholm . 1772. Death of James Brindley . 1780. Worked as a mason in Edinburgh . 1782. Went to London . Worked as a mason on Somerset House . 1784 ...
... James Watt patented his steam engine . 1771. Telford apprenticed to a stonemason in Langholm . 1772. Death of James Brindley . 1780. Worked as a mason in Edinburgh . 1782. Went to London . Worked as a mason on Somerset House . 1784 ...
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... James Watt . By J. P. Muirhead . James Watt the Man . By H. W. Dickinson and Rhys Jenkins . Dr. James Currie's Edition of Burns's Works , 1800. ( Contains Poem addressed by Burns to Telford . ) The Poets of Dumfries - shire . By Frank ...
... James Watt . By J. P. Muirhead . James Watt the Man . By H. W. Dickinson and Rhys Jenkins . Dr. James Currie's Edition of Burns's Works , 1800. ( Contains Poem addressed by Burns to Telford . ) The Poets of Dumfries - shire . By Frank ...
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... James Barron . Letters of George Dempster to Sir Adam Fergusson , 1756-1813 . By James Fergusson . 1934 . Wade in Scotland . By J. B. Salmond . Treasury Records and Minute Books in the Public Record Office . Minutes of Proceedings of ...
... James Barron . Letters of George Dempster to Sir Adam Fergusson , 1756-1813 . By James Fergusson . 1934 . Wade in Scotland . By J. B. Salmond . Treasury Records and Minute Books in the Public Record Office . Minutes of Proceedings of ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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