280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
280 Pages
by
Routledge
Also available as eBook on:
When it appeared in 1923, John Lord’s Capital and Steam Power 1750–1800 was the first book to be based on the voluminous Boultori and Watt papers in Birmingham since the hey-day of Samuel Smiles.
Although Lord’s conclusions have been modified and corrected on various points, this book still remains the best short account of the significance of this classic engineering partnership which bulks... Read more
chapter page
I. Introduction… 1
II. General State of Industry, 1700–1750 .… 9
III. Capital and Labour, 1700–1750… 53
IV. The Invention of the Steam-Engine… 71
V. Watt’s Partnership with Boulton… 88
VI. Capitalization of the Firm of Boulton & Watt… 108
VII. Capital in Other Industries… 136
VIII. The Penetration of Industry by Steam-Power… 147
IX. Capital in 1800… 181
X. Labour in 1800… 194
XI. Industry and Foreign Trade… 208
XII. Conclusion… 220
Appendix… 236
Bibliography… 238
Index… 243
Biography
Lord, John
