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[hɑːd] 1. прил.1)а) жёсткий, твёрдый; тугой, негибкий, негнущийсяhard cheese — твёрдый сыр; жёсткий сыр
This candy is so hard no one can chew it. — Конфета такая твёрдая, что никто её не разжуёт.
б) спорт. твёрдый, с твёрдым покрытием (асфальтовым или бетонным, о теннисном корте)•Syn:Ant:hard money — монеты, металлические деньги
4) крепкий, прочный, ноский; выносливыйThe horses are both in hard condition, so a race can come off in ten days. — Обе лошади в отличной форме, поэтому скачки могут состояться через десять дней.
5)а) трудный, утомительный, тяжёлый; требующий усилий, напряженияб) трудный, причиняющий беспокойство (об объекте действия - в конструкции с инфинитивом или с предлогами of, in + существительное, выражающее действие)She was hard to please. — Ей было трудно угодить.
Chestnuts are hard of digestion. — Каштаны трудны для переваривания.
It is a hard thing to manage. — Это дело трудно выполнить.
в) трудноподдающийся (управлению, контролю)г) уст. не способный, испытывающий трудности (о субъекте действия - в конструкции с инфинитивом или с предлогом of + существительное, выражающее действие или способность)•Syn:Ant:The teacher asked a hard question. — Учитель задал трудный вопрос.
It is a hard book to read. — Эта трудная для чтения книга.
7)а) неопровержимый, "упрямый", реальный ( о фактах)The hard fact is that war, like business, reduces to a question of gain versus cost. — Неоспоримо то, что на войне, как и в бизнесе, всё сводится к вопросу соотношения прибыли и затрат.
hard fact — неопровержимые, голые факты
б) точный, конкретный, надёжный, обоснованный (об информации, новостях)Newspapers do not encourage telephone calls to the other side of the world unless they are in possession of pretty hard information. — Газеты не поощряют телефонных звонков на другую сторону планеты, если только они не содержат надёжной информации.
Syn:8) упрямый, неуступчивый; чёрствый, бесчувственный, бессердечныйSyn:9) скупой, скаредный, прижимистыйMany wondered that a man could be so hard and niggardly in all pecuniary dealings. — Многие поражались, что человек может быть таким скупым и жадным в денежных делах.
Syn:10) практичный, деловой, не поддающийся эмоциямWe Americans have got hard heads. — У нас, американцев, практичный, здравый ум.
11)а) труднопереносимый, давящий, гнетущий, мучительный, тягостныйSyn:б) суровый, трудный, тревожный; тяжёлый, тягостный ( о времени)They had a hard time of it too, for my father had to go on half-pay. — У них тоже были тяжёлые времена, потому что моему отцу приходилось обходиться половиной зарплаты.
Many families had a hard time during the Depression. — Многие семьи переживали трудные времена во время Великой Депрессии.
Syn:severe, harsh, rough, difficult, unpleasant, disagreeable, distressing, oppressive, onerous, intolerable, unbearableв) холодный, суровый, жестокий (о погоде и т. п.)This has been a hard winter. — Это была суровая зима.
The hard rain flattened the tomato plants. — Сильный ливень прибил томаты.
Syn:12)а) строгий, требовательный, взыскательный; жёсткий, суровый; жестокийWe work for a hard master. — Мы работаем на требовательного хозяина.
Felix began to perceive that he had been too hard upon her. — Феликс начал понимать, что он был с ней слишком суров.
Syn:б) резкий, грубый; враждебныйShe almost invariably took a hard view of persons and things. — Она практически всегда высказывалась резко о людях и о ситуациях.
Hard feelings existed between the neighbours. — Между соседями были очень враждебные отношения.
The lawyers exchanged hard words. — Адвокаты обменялись резкими репликами.
Syn:в) полит. крайнийFor the foreseeable future, then, the hard right has the initiative in Turkey. — Очевидно, что в обозримом будущем инициатива в Турции будет принадлежать крайним правым.
13) неприятный (для слуха, зрения)It was a hard face even when she smiled. — У неё было неприятное лицо, даже когда она улыбалась.
14)б) разг. терпкий, кислыйв) амер. крепкий ( о напитках)Syn:г) вызывающий привыкание, привычку (о лекарствах, наркотиках)Nothing on earth would persuade me to try LSD or the hard drugs. — Ничто в мире не заставит меня попробовать ЛСД или тяжёлые наркотики.
Syn:15) тлв. контрастный16) защищённый (о пусковой площадке, конструкциях, ракетах с ядерными боеголовками)The adjective "hard" is now used to refer to the resistance to atomic explosions of airfields, missile launching pads, command posts, and other structures. — Прилагательное "hard" в настоящее время используется, когда речь идет о защищённости аэродромов, стартовых площадок, командных постов и других структур от атомных взрывов.
17) фин. твёрдый, устойчивыйSyn:18) лингв. твёрдый ( о согласном)19) физ.а) проникающий ( о радиации)б) полный или почти полный ( о вакууме); содержащий полный вакуум ( об электронной лампе)20) упорный, усердный, энергичный, выполняемый с большой энергией, настойчивостьюThe fight must be long and hard. — Битва будет долгой и упорной.
Syn:21)а) прилежный, усердный; энергичныйThat new employee is really a hard worker. — Этот новый сотрудник действительно очень усерден.
Every hard worker requires sufficient and regular holidays. — Каждому работающему с полной отдачей сотруднику требуется достаточный и регулярный отдых.
Syn:б) усиленно предающийся (чему-л.)22) хим. биологически жёсткий, неразлагающийсяSyn:persistent 3) в)•Gram:[ref dict="LingvoGrammar (En-Ru)"]hard[/ref]••hard of hearing — тугоухий, тугой на ухо
- hard lines 2. нареч.the bigger they are, the harder they fall — чем выше забираешься, тем больнее падать
1)а) энергично, активно, решительно, настойчиво, упорно; неистово, яростноThe farmer worked hard to gather the hay before the rains came. — Фермер напряжённо работал, чтобы успеть убрать сено до дождей.
The student studied hard. — Студент усердно занимался.
The children played hard. — Дети были поглощены игрой.
Syn:б) сильно, резко, интенсивно (о погоде, ветре, дожде)It rained hard. — Дождь льёт как из ведра.
Hit the ball hard. — Сильно ударь по мячу.
Syn:в) амер.; разг. очень, чрезвычайно, в высшей степени, чрезмерноHe isn't a millionaire so hard that you could notice it, anyhow. — Во всяком случае, он не настолько уж крупный миллионер, чтобы ты мог это заметить.
Mr. Hopkins is hard sick. — Мистер Хопкинс очень болен.
Syn:2) жёстко, строго; сурово, безжалостно, жестоко3)а) насилу, тяжело, с трудомSyn:б) болезненно, близко к сердцуMother took the bad news very hard. — Мать приняла плохие известия очень близко к сердцу.
The team took the defeat hard. — Команда болезненно переживала поражение.
Syn:4) твёрдо, крепко, так, чтобы быть твёрдым, спрессованнымThe ice is frozen hard. — Лёд очень твёрдый.
Syn:5) близко, рядом, вплотную ( в пространственном и временном значении)to follow hard after / behind / upon smb. — следовать по пятам за кем-л.
Defeat seemed hard at hand. — Поражение казалось совсем близко.
It was now hard upon three o'clock. — Было почти три часа.
hard by — близко, рядом
Syn:6) мор. круто, до пределаSyn:••3. сущ.hard pressed / pushed — в трудном, тяжёлом положении
1) трудность, трудностиHe had come through the hards himself. — Он сам преодолел все невзгоды.
She is a lady who has given her life to nursing, and has gone through its hards. — Это женщина, которая посвятила свою жизнь уходу за больными и прошла через все трудности, с этим связанные.
Syn:2) твёрдый берег, твёрдая береговая полоса; каменный мол для высадки на берег; проходимое место на топком болоте3) разг. каторга4) табак в плитках, прессованный табак5) разг.; = hard-on эрекция•• -
22 consequor
con-sĕquor, sĕcūtus (or sĕquūtus; v. sequor), 3, v. dep. a.I.To follow, follow up, press upon, go after, attend, accompany, pursue any person or thing (class. in prose and poetry); constr. with acc. or absol.A.Lit.1.In gen. (rare).(α).With acc.:(β).consecutus est me usque ad fores,
Plaut. Cist. 1, 1, 93:me continuo,
id. Am. 3, 1, 20:te tam strenue,
id. Rud. 2, 6, 9:prope nos,
id. ib. 4, 3, 11; cf.:litteras suas prope,
Liv. 41, 10, 12:vocem gradu,
Plaut. Rud. 1, 4, 21.—Absol.: ita vos decet;2.Consequimini,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 3, 22:hic se conjecit intro: ego consequor,
Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 36:ego rectā consequor,
id. Hec. 3, 3, 12; Nep. Them. 7, 2:comitibus non consecutis,
without attendants, Cic. Tusc. 5, 34, 97.—In partic.a.To follow after or pursue in a hostile manner:b.reliquas copias Helvetiorum,
Caes. B. G. 1, 13:reliquos,
id. ib. 1, 53:consequuntur equites nostri, ut erat praeceptum, Auct. B. G. 8, 27: consecutis strenue hostibus,
Curt. 5, 4, 34:fugientem (Servium),
Liv. 1, 48, 4.— Absol.:ita mihi videntur omnia, mare, terra, caelum consequi, ut, etc.,
Plaut. Am. 5, 1, 3 Fleck. Codd. (Ussing, concoqui).—To follow, come after, in time: hunc Cethegum consecutus est aetate Cato, Cic. Brut. 15, 61:B.Sallustium (Livius, etc.),
Vell. 2, 36, 3:has tam prosperas res consecuta est subita mutatio,
Nep. Dion, 6, 1; cf. id. Cim. 3, 2:si haec in eum annum qui consequitur redundarint,
Cic. Mur. 39, 85; cf.:omnes anni consequentes,
id. Sen. 6, 19:tempus,
id. Fin. 1, 20, 67:reliquis consecutis diebus,
id. Phil. 1, 13, 32:ejusmodi tempora post tuam profectionem consecuta esse,
id. Fam. 1, 5, a, 1; Auct. Her. 2, 5, 8: haec cum Crassus dixisset, silentium est consecutum. Cic. de Or. 1, 35, 160; cf. id. ib. 3, 2, 6; id. Tusc. 4, 8, 19:hominem consequitur aliquando, numquam comitatur divinitas,
i. e. after death, Curt. 8, 5, 16.—Trop.1.In gen. (rare):2.minas jam decem habet a me filia... Hasce ornamentis consequentur alterae,
Ter. Heaut. 4, 7, 9:his diebus, quae praeterita erunt superiore mense, opera consequi oportet,
to make up, Col. 11, 2, 90.—Far more freq.,In partic.a.To follow a model, copy, an authority, example, opinion, etc.; to imitate, adopt, obey, etc.:b.Chrysippum Diogenes consequens partum Jovis dejungit a fabulā,
Cic. N. D. 1, 15, 41:eum morem,
id. Leg. 2, 7, 18:alicujus sententiam,
Plaut. As. 2, 1, 13:necesse'st consilia consequi consimilia,
Ter. Heaut. 1, 2, 35; so,sententias (principum),
Cic. Cat. 3, 6, 13:suum quoddam institutum,
id. Off. 1, 32, 116:exilitatem,
id. Brut. 82, 284:mediam consilii viam,
Liv. 24, 45, 7.—To follow a preceding cause as an effect, to ensue, result, to be the consequence, to arise or proceed from:(β).rebus ab ipsis Consequitur sensus,
Lucr. 1, 461; 3, 929; 4, 867; cf. id. 3, 477: ex quo fit ut pudorem rubor, terrorem pallor et tremor consequatur, Cic. Tusc. 4, 8, 19:quam eorum opinionem magni errores consecuti sunt,
id. ib. 1, 16, 36:quod dictum magna invidia consecuta est,
Nep. Dion, 6, 4:ex quo illud naturā consequi, ut communem utilitatem nostrae anteponamus,
Cic. Fin. 3, 19, 64; Quint. 6, 3, 44; 2, 3, 2:quia libertatem pax consequebatur,
Cic. Phil. 1, 13, 32.—Of a logical sequence, to follow:II.si quod primum in conexo est, necessarium est, fit etiam quod consequitur necessarium,
Cic. Fat. 7, 14; 5, 9; cf. under P. a.—Meton. (causa pro effectu), by following after any person or thing, to reach, overtake, come up with, attain to, arrive at.A.Lit.(α).With acc.:(β).si statim navigas, nos Leucade consequere,
Cic. Fam. 16, 1, 2:aliquem in itinere,
id. Inv. 2, 4, 15; Pompeius ap. Cic. Att. 8, 12, A, §3: fugientem,
Liv. 1, 48, 4; Curt. 4, 9, 25; Dig. 42, 8, 10, § 16; cf. Verg. A. 11, 722:cohortes,
Suet. Caes. 31:virum,
Ov. M. 10, 672:rates,
id. ib. 8, 143 et saep.—Absol.:B.si adcelerare volent, ad vesperam consequentur,
Cic. Cat. 2, 4, 6:prius quam alter, qui nec procul aberat, consequi posset,
Liv. 1, 25, 10: Fabius equites praemittit, ut... agmen morarentur dum consequeretur ipse, Auct. B. G. 8, 28 init.:interim reliqui legati sunt consecuti,
came up, Nep. Them. 7, 2.—Trop., to reach, overtake, obtain (cf. assequor).1.Ingen.a.With things as objects (so most freq.), to obtain, acquire, get, attain, reach:b.ut opes quam maximas consequantur,
Cic. Off. 1, 19, 64; cf.quaestum,
id. Imp. Pomp. 12, 34:amplissimos honores,
id. Planc. 5, 13:magistratum,
id. ib. 25, 60:eam rem (i. e. regna),
Caes. B. G. 2, 1:dum sua quisque spolia consequi studet,
Curt. 4, 9, 19.—With ab:nec dubitat quin ego a te nutu hoc consequi possem,
Cic. Fam. 13, 1, 5: ab aliquo suum consequi, Gai Inst. 2, 55; Dig. 15, 1, 9, § 1; Cic. Planc. 23, 55.—With ex:fructum amplissimum ex vestro judicio,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1, 2:gloriosam victoriam ex rei publicae causā,
id. Cael. 7, 18:aliquid commodi ex laboriosā exercitatione corporis,
id. Fin. 1, 10, 35; Quint. 7, 2, 42.—With per:omnia per senatum (corresp. with adsequi per populum),
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 10; Quint. 3, 8, 34. —With abl.:ut omnem gloriam... omni curā atque industriā consequare,
Cic. Fam. 1, 7, 9; 1, 5, b, 2 fin.:suis erga aliquem meritis inpunitatem,
id. Planc. 1, 3:tantam gloriam duabus victoriis,
Nep. Them. 6, 3; id. Dat. 5, 2; id. Att. 19, 2; 21, 1; Quint. 10, 1, 8; 10, 1, 102; Ov. Tr. 5, 7, 68.—With in and abl.:si quid in dicendo consequi possum,
Cic. Imp. Pomp. 1, 2:in hac pernicie rei publicae... gratiam,
id. Off. 2, 22, 79:Achillis gloriam in rebus bellicis,
Quint. 12, 11, 27; cf. Nep. Ages. 2, 5.—With ut or ne:hoc consequi, ut ne, etc.,
Cic. Fam. 1, 2, 4:nec legum repertores sine summā vi orandi consecutos, ut. etc.,
Quint. 2, 16, 9; 5, 10, 125; 8, 3, 70; Vell. 2, 124, 4; Cels. 7, 26, 3; vix per matrem consecutus, ut, etc., Suet Tib. 12:per quae si consequi potuimus, ut, etc.,
Cels. 3, 19:sicut hic Cicero consequitur, ne, etc.,
Quint. 9, 2, 62.— Absol.: quibus ex rebus largiter erat consecutus, made great profit, Auct. B. Afr. 62; cf.:non quod minore numero militum consequi difficile factu putaret, sed ut, etc., Auct. B. Alex. 30, 3: non est turpe non consequi, dummodo sequaris,
Sen. Ben. 5, 5, 4.—With inf. as object:vere enim illud dicitur, perverse dicere homines perverse dicendo facillime consequi,
Cic. de Or. 1, 33, 150.—Sometimes with a personal object, and with a thing as subject (cf. capio, II.), to reach, come to, overtake:2.matrem ipsam ex aegritudine hac miseram mors consecuta'st,
Ter. Phorm. 5, 1, 23:tanta prosperitas Caesarem est consecuta. ut, etc.,
Nep. Att. 19, 3; Quint. 7, 4, 19:si aliqua nos incommoda ex iis materiis consequentur,
id. 2, 10, 14; cf. I. B. 2, b. supra.—In partic.a.To become like or equal to a person or thing in any property or quality, to attain, come up to, to equal (cf. adsequor):b.aliquem majorem,
Cic. Brut. 64, 228:nullam partem tuorum meritorum,
id. Fam. 1, 8, 6; cf.:ad consequendos, quos priores ducimus, accendimur,
Vell. 1, 17, 7:verborum prope numerum sententiarum numero,
Cic. de Or. 2, 13, 56; Col. 11, 2, 90.—To reach with the sight, to distinguish (rare): animalia [p. 430] minuta, quae non possunt oculi consequi, Varr. R. R. 1, 12, 2.—c.To attain to something intellectually or by speech, to understand, perceive, learn, know:d.similitudinem veri,
Cic. Univ. 3 init.:plura,
Nep. Alcib. 2, 1: quantum conjecturā, Caes. ap. Cic. Q. Fr. 2, 10 (12), 4:omnis illorum conatus investigare et consequi,
Cic. Verr. 1, 16, 48; id. Fam. 1, 8, 6: omnia alicujus facta aut memoriā consequi aut oratione complecti. id. Verr. 2, 4, 26, § 57:tantam causam diligentiā consequi et memoriā complecti,
id. Div. in Caecil. 12, 39.—Of speech or lang., to attain, be equal to, impress fully, do justice to, etc.:A.vestram magnitudinem multitudinemque beneficiorum,
Cic. Red. Quir. 2, 5:laudes ejus verbis,
id. Phil. 5, 13, 35, cf. id. Fragm. ap. Non. p. 270, 21: omnia verbis, Ov M. 15 419; cf. Cic. Dom. 50, 129.—Hence, consĕquens, entis, P. a. (acc. to I. B.).According to reason, correspondent, suitable, fit:2.in conjunctis verbis quod non est consequens vituperandum est,
Cic. Part. Or. 6, 18; cf. Quint. 4, 3, 5; 5, 10, 75.—Hence,Consequens est = consentaneum est, it is in accordance with reason, fit, suitable, etc.; with ut or acc. and inf.:B.consequens esse videtur, ut scribas, etc.,
Cic. Leg. 1, 5, 15:consequens est, eos invitos non potuisse retineri,
Quint. 5, 10, 77; so,dicere,
Gell. 1, 4, 7; Dig. 43, 23, 15 fin. —That follows logically, consequent; with dat.:1.assentior, eorum quae posuisti alterum alteri consequens esse,
Cic. Tusc. 5, 8, 21; cf. id. ib. 5, 7, 18.— Comp.:quid consequentius, quam ut, etc.,
Aug. Trin. 15, 19 fin. — Sup. apparently not in use.—Hence, subst.: consĕ-quens, entis, n., a consequence:teneamus illud necesse est, cum consequens aliquod falsum sit, illud, cujus id consequens sit, non posse esse verum,
Cic. Fin. 4, 24, 68:consequentibus vestris sublatis, prima tolluntur,
id. ib. 4, 19, 55; id. de Or. 2, 53, 215; id. Top. 12, 53; Quint. 5, 10, 2; 6, 3, 66.— Hence, consĕquenter, adv. (post-class.).In an accordant, suitable manner, suitably, conformably; with dat.:2.prioribus dicere,
Dig. 35, 2, 11; so ib. 10, 2, 18; App. M. 11, p. 257.— Absol., Hier. Ep. 22, n. 13.—In consequence, consequently, App. M. 10 init. — Comp. and sup. not in use.► Pass.: quae vix ab hominibus consequi possunt anuesthai, Orbilius ap. Prisc. p. 791 P. -
23 look
1. n взгляд2. n вид, наружностьjudging by the look of his rash, he has scarlet fever — судя по сыпи, у него скарлатина
3. n выражениеhangdog look — выражение испуга на лице; жалкий вид
4. n обыкн. наружностьgood looks — красота, миловидность
5. n поиск6. v смотреть, глядетьto look but see nothing — смотреть, но ничего не видеть
look! — смотри!, вот!
7. v взглянуть, посмотретьto look out of smth. — выглянуть откуда-нибудь
he looked out of the window to see if she was coming — он посмотрел в окно, не идёт ли она
his greed looked through his eyes — по его взгляду можно было сказать, что он жадный человек;
look away — отводить взгляд, смотреть в сторону
to look ahead — смотреть вперёд; быть готовым к будущему
8. v выглядеть, иметь вид, казатьсяto look happy — выглядеть счастливым, иметь счастливый вид
not to look oneself — измениться до неузнаваемости, быть непохожим на самого себя
to look oneself again — оправиться, прийти в себя, принять свой обычный вид
things look promising — положение обнадёживающее, дела принимают хороший оборот
things look black — дела плохи, дела принимают плохой оборот
9. v быть похожим; напоминать; производить то или иное впечатлениеyou look as if something has happened — у тебя такой вид, будто что-то случилось
it looks as if we are going to have trouble — похоже на то, что, у нас будут неприятности
10. v проверить, посмотреть, в чём делоto look into a matter — разбираться в деле, рассматривать проблему
will you look at this sentence, please? — проверьте это предложение
the plumber has come to look at the pipes — водопроводчик пришёл, чтобы проверить трубы
I must get my car looked at — надо, чтобы посмотрели мою машину
to look awry — смотреть косо, коситься
outdoor look — стиль макияжа < вне дома>
gallows look — вид преступника, зловещий вид
11. v заботиться о; следить за12. v выходить; быть обращённым13. v выражать14. v амер. ожидать с уверенностью; надеятьсяhe looked to hear from her — он ждал, что она даст о себе знать
look forward — предвкушать; ожидать с удовольствием
15. v послушайте!, эй!look, old boy — go easy with her! — послушай, старина, поосторожнее с ней!
look here, lover-boy! — послушай, красавчик!
Синонимический ряд:1. appearance (noun) air; appearance; aspect; cast; countenance; expression; face; manner; mien; physiognomy; seeming; sight; surface; view; visage2. glance (noun) eye; gape; gaze; glance; peep; stare3. search (noun) examination; investigation; perusal; search4. exhibit (verb) exhibit; show5. expect (verb) anticipate; await; count on; count upon; expect; hope; wait for6. expression (verb) cast; countenance; expression; face; front7. eye (verb) contemplate; eye; gape; gaze; goggle; ogle; regard; rubberneck; stare; view8. look at (verb) admire; consider; glance at; look at; spy9. look like (verb) appear; look like; resemble; seem; sound10. see (verb) glance; mind; scrutinise; scrutinize; see11. seek (verb) hunt; search for; seek12. tend (verb) incline; lean; tend13. watch (verb) observe; perceive; watchАнтонимический ряд:ignore; miss; overlook -
24 Watt, James
SUBJECT AREA: Steam and internal combustion engines[br]b. 19 January 1735 Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotlandd. 19 August 1819 Handsworth Heath, Birmingham, England[br]Scottish engineer and inventor of the separate condenser for the steam engine.[br]The sixth child of James Watt, merchant and general contractor, and Agnes Muirhead, Watt was a weak and sickly child; he was one of only two to survive childhood out of a total of eight, yet, like his father, he was to live to an age of over 80. He was educated at local schools, including Greenock Grammar School where he was an uninspired pupil. At the age of 17 he was sent to live with relatives in Glasgow and then in 1755 to London to become an apprentice to a mathematical instrument maker, John Morgan of Finch Lane, Cornhill. Less than a year later he returned to Greenock and then to Glasgow, where he was appointed mathematical instrument maker to the University and was permitted in 1757 to set up a workshop within the University grounds. In this position he came to know many of the University professors and staff, and it was thus that he became involved in work on the steam engine when in 1764 he was asked to put in working order a defective Newcomen engine model. It did not take Watt long to perceive that the great inefficiency of the Newcomen engine was due to the repeated heating and cooling of the cylinder. His idea was to drive the steam out of the cylinder and to condense it in a separate vessel. The story is told of Watt's flash of inspiration as he was walking across Glasgow Green one Sunday afternoon; the idea formed perfectly in his mind and he became anxious to get back to his workshop to construct the necessary apparatus, but this was the Sabbath and work had to wait until the morrow, so Watt forced himself to wait until the Monday morning.Watt designed a condensing engine and was lent money for its development by Joseph Black, the Glasgow University professor who had established the concept of latent heat. In 1768 Watt went into partnership with John Roebuck, who required the steam engine for the drainage of a coal-mine that he was opening up at Bo'ness, West Lothian. In 1769, Watt took out his patent for "A New Invented Method of Lessening the Consumption of Steam and Fuel in Fire Engines". When Roebuck went bankrupt in 1772, Matthew Boulton, proprietor of the Soho Engineering Works near Birmingham, bought Roebuck's share in Watt's patent. Watt had met Boulton four years earlier at the Soho works, where power was obtained at that time by means of a water-wheel and a steam engine to pump the water back up again above the wheel. Watt moved to Birmingham in 1774, and after the patent had been extended by Parliament in 1775 he and Boulton embarked on a highly profitable partnership. While Boulton endeavoured to keep the business supplied with capital, Watt continued to refine his engine, making several improvements over the years; he was also involved frequently in legal proceedings over infringements of his patent.In 1794 Watt and Boulton founded the new company of Boulton \& Watt, with a view to their retirement; Watt's son James and Boulton's son Matthew assumed management of the company. Watt retired in 1800, but continued to spend much of his time in the workshop he had set up in the garret of his Heathfield home; principal amongst his work after retirement was the invention of a pantograph sculpturing machine.James Watt was hard-working, ingenious and essentially practical, but it is doubtful that he would have succeeded as he did without the business sense of his partner, Matthew Boulton. Watt coined the term "horsepower" for quantifying the output of engines, and the SI unit of power, the watt, is named in his honour.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1785. Honorary LLD, University of Glasgow 1806. Foreign Associate, Académie des Sciences, Paris 1814.Further ReadingH.W.Dickinson and R Jenkins, 1927, James Watt and the Steam Engine, Oxford: Clarendon Press.L.T.C.Rolt, 1962, James Watt, London: B.T. Batsford.R.Wailes, 1963, James Watt, Instrument Maker (The Great Masters: Engineering Heritage, Vol. 1), London: Institution of Mechanical Engineers.IMcN
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