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John Roebuck

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
John Roebuck 1718-94, English physician, chemist, and inventor. He acted as a chemical consultant to local industries in Birmingham and invented the lead chamber process of manufacturing sulfuric acid and a process for producing malleable iron. He was a friend and patron of English engineer James Watt and at one time held a large interest in Watt's steam engine. Author not available, ROEBUCK, JOHN. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more
Roebuck, John Arthur
Roebuck, John Arthur (1801–79...qualified as a barrister, Roebuck was nicknamed ‘Tear...and friend of J. S. Mill , Roebuck proposed a system of state...of military inefficiency, Roebuck went on to campaign for administrative... Read more
Roebuck, John
Roebuck, John (1718–94). An entrepreneur and inventor, Roebuck was born in Sheffield, studied in Edinburgh, and took a medical degree...James Watt to try to prevent flooding. His grandson was the radical MP John Arthur Roebuck . J. A. Cannon Read more

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