See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

WILLIAM See also:

• WILLIAM MURDOCK (1754-1839)

MURDOCK (1754-1839)  , See also:

• BRITISH

British inventor, was See also:

• BORN, IGNAZ, EDLER VON (1742–1791)

born near the See also:

• VILLAGE

village of Auchinleck in See also:

• AYRSHIRE

Ayrshire on the 21st of See also:

• AUGUST (originally Sextilis)

August 1754 . His See also:

• FATHER

father, See also:

• JOHN
• JOHN (1167–1216)
• JOHN (1290-c. 1320)
• JOHN (1296-1346)
• JOHN (1371–1419)
• JOHN (1468-1532)
• JOHN (1801-1873)
• JOHN (Heb. llni')
• JOHN (ZAPOLYA) (1487-1540)
• JOHN, 4TH MARQUESS OF TWEEDDALE (c. 1695-1762)
• JOHN, DON (1545-1578)
• JOHN, DON (1629–1679)
• JOHN, GOSPEL OF ST
• JOHN, or HAYS (1513–1571)
• JOHN, THE APOSTLE
• JOHN, THE EPISTLES OF

John Murdoch (as the name is spelt in See also:

• SCOTLAND
• SCOTLAND, CHURCH OF
• SCOTLAND, EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF

Scotland), was a millwright and See also:

• MILLER, HUGH (1802–1856)
• MILLER, JOAQUIN (CINCINNATUS HEINE) (1841- )
• MILLER, JOE (JosEPH or JosIAS( (1684-1738)
• MILLER, SAMUEL FREEMAN (1816-1890)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1782-1849)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1795-1861)
• MILLER, WILLIAM (1796–1882)
• MILLER, WILLIAM HALLOWES (18o1–188o)

miller, and See also:

• WILLIAM
• WILLIAM (1143-1214)
• WILLIAM (1227-1256)
• WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
• WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
• WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
• WILLIAM, 13TH

William was brought up in the same occupation . In 1777 he entered the employment of See also:

• BOULTON, MATTHEW (1728-1809)

Boulton & See also:

• WATT, JAMES (1736-1819)

Watt in the Soho See also:

• WORKS

works at firming-See also:

• HAM

ham, and about two years afterwards he was sent to See also:

• CORNWALL

Cornwall to superintend the fitting of Watt's engines . It is said that, while staying at See also:

• REDRUTH

Redruth he carried a See also:

• SERIES (a Latin word from serere, to join)

series of experiments in the See also:

• DISTILLATION (from the Lat. distillare, more correctly destillare, to drop or trickle down)

distillation of See also:

• COAL

coal so far that in 1792 he was able to See also:

• LIGHT

light his cottage and offices with See also:

• GAS

gas, but the See also:

• EVIDENCE (Lat. evidentia, evideri, to appear clearly)

evidence is not conclusive . However, after his return to See also:

• BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham about 1799, he made such progress in the See also:

• DISCOVERY

discovery of See also:

• PRACTICAL

practical methods for making, storing and purifying gas that in 1802 a portion of the exterior of the Soho factory was lighted with it in celebration of the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace of See also:

• AMIENS

Amiens, and in the following See also:

• YEAR

year it was brought into use for the interior . See also:

• MURDOCK, WILLIAM (1754-1839)

Murdock was also the inventor of important improvements in the See also:

• STEAM
• STEAM (0. Eng. steam, vapour, smoke, cf. Du. steam; the origin is unknown)

steam-See also:

• ENGINE
• ENGINE (Lat. ingenium)

engine . He was the first to devise an oscillating engine, of which he made a See also:

• MODEL (0. Fr. modelle, mod. modele; It. modello, pattern, mould; from Lat. modus, measure, standard)

model about 1784; in 1786 he was busy—somewhat to the annoyance of both Boulton and Watt—with a steam See also:

• CARRIAGE

carriage or road See also:

• LOCOMOTIVE

locomotive; and in 1799 he invented the See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long D slide See also:

• VALVE (Lat. valva, a leaf of a double or folding door, allied to volvere, to roll, as of a door on its hinges)

valve . He is also believed to have been the real deviser of the See also:

• SUN
• SUN (0. Eng. sonne, Ger. sonne. Fr. soleil, Lat. sol, Gr. ijXior, from which comes helio- in various English compounds)

sun and See also:

• PLANET (Gr. ssXavirrns, a wanderer)

planet See also:

• MOTION (Lat. motio, from movere, to move)
• MOTION, LAWS OF

motion patented by Watt in 1781 . In addition his ingenuity was directed to the utilization of compressed See also:

• AIR (from an Indo-European root meaning " breathe," " blow ")
• AIR, or ASBEN

air, and in 1803 he constructed a steam See also:

• GUN

gun . He retired from business in 1830, and died at Soho on the 15th of See also:

• NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1839 . At the celebration of the See also:

• CENTENARY (from Lat. centenarius, of or belonging to a hundred, from centeni, distributive of centum, hundred)

centenary of gas See also:

• LIGHTING

lighting in 1892, a bust of Murdock was unveiled by See also:

• LORD
• LORD (O. Eng. hldford, i.e. hldfweard, the warder or keeper of bread, hlIf, loaf; the word is not represented in any other Teutonic language)
• LORD, JOHN (1810-1894)

Lord See also:

• KELVIN, WILLIAM THOMSON, BARON (1824-1907)

Kelvin in the See also:

• WALLACE, ALFRED RUSSEL (1823— )
• WALLACE, LEWIS [LEW] (1827—1905)
• WALLACE, SIR RICHARD
• WALLACE, SIR WILLIAM (c. 1270-1305)
• WALLACE, WILLIAM (1768-1843)
• WALLACE, WILLIAM (1844-1897)
• WALLACE, WILLIAM VINCENT (1814-1865)

Wallace See also:

• MONUMENT (Lat. monumentum or monumentum; from monere, to advise, bring to mind, remind; the German equivalent is Denkmal)

Monument . II See also:

• STIRLING
• STIRLING, JAMES (1692-1770)
• STIRLING, JAMES HUTCHISON (182o-1909)
• STIRLING, MARY ANNE [FANNY] (1815-1895)
• STIRLING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, (titular) EARL OF (1726—1783)
• STIRLING, WILLIAM ALEXANDER, EARL OF (c. 1567-1640)

Stirling, and there is also a bust of him by See also:

• SIR

Sir F .

L . See also:

• CHANTREY, SIR FRANCIS LEGATT (1782-1841)

Chantrey at See also:

• HANDSWORTH

Handsworth See also:

• CHURCH
• CHURCH (according to most authorities derived from the Gr. Kvpcaxov [&wµa], " the Lord's [house]," and common to many Teutonic, Slavonic and other languages under various forms—Scottish kirk, Ger. Kirche, Swed. kirka, Dan. kirke, Russ. tserkov, Buig. cerk
• CHURCH, FREDERICK EDWIN (1826-1900)
• CHURCH, GEORGE EARL (1835–1910)
• CHURCH, RICHARD WILLIAM (1815–189o)
• CHURCH, SIR RICHARD (1784–1873)

Church, where he was buried . His " See also:

• ACCOUNT
• ACCOUNT (through O. Fr. acont, Late Lat. comptum, cornputare, to calculate)

Account of the Application of Gas from Coal to Economical Purposes " appeared in the Phil . Trans. for i8o8 .