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  1. Horsepower is the imperial unit (hp) of 
  2. power, now replaced by the watt. It was first 
  3. used by the engineer James Watt, who employed 
  4. it to compare the power of steam engines with 
  5. that of horses. 
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  7. Subject by: Andrew Row
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