The life of James Watt, with selections from his correspondence.

Appendix: No. I. List of the works of Denys Papin. No. II. Historical note on the discovery of the theory of the composition of water. By Right Hon. Henry Lord Brougham. No. III. Summary of the history of the progess towards the discovery of the composition of water and of the discovery itself.Inserted after p. 344: "Fac-simile of the erroneous title-page prefix to the separate copies of Mr. Cavendish's 'Experiments on air,' read before the Royal society, January 15, 1784."Mode of access: Internet