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Description: | 16th November 1999.
View of Statue of James Watt
(1736-1819).
Watt was a Scottish engineer who developed the steam engine.
He made Thomas Newcomens steam engine more efficient by cooling the used steam in a condenser separate from the main cylinder.
The statue was paid for by Councillor Richard Wainwright and was unveiled in 1903 when City Square was opened. | License: | http://www.leodis.net/article.aspx?id=12 | Rights holder: | Leeds Central Library | Subjects: | City Square Statue | Source: | Leodis - A photographic archive of Leeds | Identifier: | http://www.leodis.net/display.aspx?id=20... | Go to resource |
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