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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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The Mechanical Inventions of 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 Mechanical Inventions of 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 . ) ...
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Sir Henry Raeburn , R.A. By Sir James Greig . Langholm as it was . By John and Robert Hyslop . Book of Eminent Scotsmen . By Joseph Irving . History of Shrewsbury . By Owen and Blakeway , 1825 . Somerset House . By Needham and Webster .
Sir Henry Raeburn , R.A. By Sir James Greig . Langholm as it was . By John and Robert Hyslop . Book of Eminent Scotsmen . By Joseph Irving . History of Shrewsbury . By Owen and Blakeway , 1825 . Somerset House . By Needham and Webster .
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