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Watt a legend!

David Philip Miller: The life and legend of James Watt. Collaboration, natural philosophy, and the improvement of the steam engine. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019, 422pp, US$35.00 PB

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Lucas, A. Watt a legend!. Metascience 29, 363–369 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11016-020-00560-w

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