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Person: WATT, James  (1736-1819)

Biographical summary of this person
Full name
James WATT
Gender
male
Relevance of this person
inventor and subject of lantern slides
Main period of activity
N/A
Other internet resources
Chronology
Date
Age
Event/activity
30 January 1736
born at
25 August 1819
83
died at
Slides showing image of this person
slide image -- James Watt
Slide set reference

image appears in: [Manchester Geographical Society Collection: Scotland -- miscellaneous] (lecture: privately made, at least 250 slides, n.d.)

Lucerna ID  6005675

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 6 November 2025

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