
Title
James Watt's
Caption
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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