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21 relations: Annals of Philosophy, Battle of Waterloo, Christopher Blackett, Coal mining, Dynamometer, Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, George Stephenson, John Blenkinsop, Leeds, Locomotive, Napoleon, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nicholas Wood, North Tyneside Steam Railway, Prussia, Puffing Billy (locomotive), Robert Stephenson and Company, Salamanca (locomotive), Steam spring, William Losh, Wylam.
Annals of Philosophy
Annals of Philosophy was a learned journal founded in 1813 by the Scottish chemist Thomas Thomson.
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Battle of Waterloo
The Battle of Waterloo was fought on Sunday, 18 June 1815, near Waterloo in present-day Belgium, then part of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.
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Christopher Blackett
Christopher Blackett (1751 – 25 January 1829) owned the Northumberland colliery at Wylam that built Puffing Billy, the first commercial adhesion steam locomotive.
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Coal mining
Coal mining is the process of extracting coal from the ground.
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Dynamometer
A dynamometer or "dyno" for short, is a device for measuring force, torque, or power.
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Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher
Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher, Fürst von Wahlstatt (16 December 1742 – 12 September 1819), Graf (count), later elevated to Fürst (sovereign prince) von Wahlstatt, was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall (field marshal).
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George Stephenson
George Stephenson (9 June 1781 – 12 August 1848) was a British civil engineer and mechanical engineer.
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John Blenkinsop
John Blenkinsop (1783 – 22 January 1831) was an English mining engineer and an inventor of steam locomotives, who designed the first practical railway locomotive.
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Leeds
Leeds is a city in the metropolitan borough of Leeds, in the county of West Yorkshire, England.
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Locomotive
A locomotive or engine is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train.
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Napoleon
Napoléon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821) was a French statesman and military leader who rose to prominence during the French Revolution and led several successful campaigns during the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle upon Tyne, commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, from the North Sea.
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Nicholas Wood
Nicholas Wood FRS (24 April 1795 – 19 December 1865) was an English colliery and steam locomotive engineer.
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North Tyneside Steam Railway
| The North Tyneside Steam Railway and Stephenson Railway Museum are visitor attractions in North Tyneside, North East England.
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Prussia
Prussia (Preußen) was a historically prominent German state that originated in 1525 with a duchy centred on the region of Prussia.
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Puffing Billy (locomotive)
Puffing Billy is the world's oldest surviving steam locomotive,.
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Robert Stephenson and Company
Robert Stephenson and Company was a locomotive manufacturing company founded in 1823.
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Salamanca (locomotive)
Salamanca was the first commercially successful steam locomotive, built in 1812 by Matthew Murray of Holbeck, for the edge railed Middleton Railway between Middleton and Leeds.
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Steam spring
Steam springs or steam suspension are a form of suspension used for some early steam locomotives designed and built by George Stephenson.
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William Losh
William Losh (Carlisle 1770 – 4 August 1861, Ellison Place, Newcastle) was a chemist and industrialist who is credited with introducing the Leblanc process for the manufacture of alkali to the United Kingdom.
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Wylam
Wylam is a small village about west of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killingworth_locomotives
