Watt boiler, 18th century. Illustration of a longitudinal section through a boiler designed by Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt (1

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Watt boiler, 18th century. Illustration of a longitudinal section through a boiler designed by Scottish inventor and mechanical engineer James Watt (1736-1819). Watt pioneered improvements to the new steam engine technology. Artwork from 'Chaudieres et Machines a Vapeur' (1911) by French civil engineer Max de Nansouty (1854-1913), part of the 'Les merveilles de la science' series of 1867-1891 by Louis Figuier.

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