Ben Russell. James Watt: Making the World Anew. 280 pp., illus., bibl., index. London: Reaktion Books, 2014. £17.95

Iwan Rhys Morus

doi:10.1086/687173

Ben Russell. James Watt: Making the World Anew. 280 pp., illus., bibl., index. London: Reaktion Books, 2014. £17.95 [Book Review]

Isis 107 (2):397-398 (2016)

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