▁H IS ▁CO UN TR Y , ▁IN CRE ASE D ▁THE ▁P OW ER ▁OF ▁M AN , ▁AND ▁RO SE ▁TO ▁AN ▁E MIN ENT ▁PL ACE ▁AM ONG ▁THE ▁M OST ▁I LL UST RI O US ▁FO LL OW ERS ▁OF ▁S CI EN CE ▁AND ▁THE ▁RE AL ▁B EN E FA CT ORS ▁OF ▁THE ▁W OR LD ." ▁ ▁A ▁b ust ▁of ▁W att ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Hero es ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Wal lace ▁Monument ▁in ▁St ir ling . ▁ ▁Pat ents ▁W att ▁was ▁the ▁sole ▁invent or ▁listed ▁on ▁his ▁six ▁pat ents : ▁ ▁Pat ent ▁ 9 1 3 : ▁ ▁A ▁method ▁of ▁less ening ▁the ▁consumption ▁of ▁steam ▁in ▁steam ▁engines ▁– ▁the ▁separate ▁cond enser . ▁The ▁specification ▁was ▁accepted ▁on ▁ 5 ▁January ▁ 1 7 6 9 ; ▁en rolled ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 7 6 9 , ▁and ▁extended ▁to ▁June ▁ 1 8 0 0 ▁by ▁an ▁Act ▁of ▁Parliament ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 5 . ▁ ▁Pat ent ▁ 1 , 2 4 4 : ▁ ▁A ▁new ▁method ▁of ▁copying ▁letters . ▁ ▁The ▁specification ▁was ▁accepted ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁February ▁ 1 7 8 0 ▁and ▁en rolled ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 1 7 8 0 . ▁ ▁Pat ent ▁ 1 , 3 0 6 : ▁ ▁New ▁methods ▁to ▁produce ▁a ▁continued ▁rotation ▁motion   – ▁sun ▁and ▁planet