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John Roebuck

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English inventor

ScientistsLived 1718 to 1794 · aged 76
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John Roebuck of Kinneil FRS FRSE was an English industrialist, inventor, mechanical engineer, and physician who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulphuric acid.

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Scientists
Type
Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1718 to 1794 · aged 76
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