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James Watt
1819 - Heathfield Hall, Handsworth
With his hands no longer steady enough for a compass, the engineer whose steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution sets down what the machines concealed.
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James Watt
1819 - Heathfield Hall, Handsworth
With his hands no longer steady enough for a compass, the engineer whose steam engine powered the Industrial Revolution sets down what the machines concealed.
