Black suggested Dr. Roebuck, who had opened the well-known Carron Iron Works near Glasgow. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
Dr. Roebuck met with reverses and had to end the partnership agreement, and Watt had to borrow money from his old friend Professor Black to secure his patent. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
Dr. Roebuck had owed money to a celebrated merchant of Birmingham named Matthew Boulton. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
Roebuck agreed to pay Watt’s debts to the sum of a thousand pounds, to provide the money for further experiments, and to obtain a patent for the steam-engine. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
Boulton had heard a great deal about Watt’s engine, and now consented to take Roebuck’s interest in Watt’s invention in payment of the debt. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.