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manufacturer. He soon began to develop his interest in education however and at the age of 24, was appointed honorary secretary to the building committee of the
Keighley Institute, a society the object of which was "Mutual Instruction in Mechanics, Experimental Philosophy and Mathematics" which later
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Britain was falling behind its international competitors, particularly Germany. He later travelled a good deal in Europe and the USA to develop his understanding and expertise in the field and published a number of pamphlets and press
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