Chapter VIII
The Scotch Iron Manufacture—Dr. Roebuck—David Mushet
Dr. Roebuck, a forgotten public benefactorHis birth and educationBegins business as a physician at BirminghamInvestigations in metallurgyRemoves to Scotland, and begins the manufacture of chemicals, &c.Starts the Carron Iron Works, near FalkirkHis invention of refining iron in a pit-coal fireEmbarks in coal-mining at BoroughstonessResidence at Kinneil HousePumping-engines wanted for his collieryIs introduced to James WattProgress of Watt in inventing the steam-engineInterviews with Dr. RoebuckRoebuck becomes a partner in the steam-engine patentIs involved in difficulties, and eventually ruinedAdvance of the Scotch iron tradeDiscovery of the Black Band by David MushetEarly career of MushetHis laborious experimentsHis inventions and discoveries in iron and steel, and death