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Lives of the engineers.

Metcalfe, Telford.

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Lives of the engineers.
Samuel Smiles
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An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives of the engineers.

Metcalfe, Telford.

Rev ed.

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Stories of Great British Men and their Great Feats of engineering - diverting the Thames, draining vast swamps, etc. A very popular work at the time, extolling the will and spirit of heroic figures, turning acts of engineering into ripping tales.

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Subjects
Biography, Engineering, Engineers, History, Roads, Steam-engine, Britain, Engineers, biography, Roads, great britain
People
George Stephenson (1781-1848), James Brindley, James Watt (1736-1819), John Metcalf (1717-1810), John Metcalfe (1717-1810), John Rennie, John Rennie (1761-1821), John Smeaton (1724-1792), Matthew Boulton, Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), Robert Stephenson (1803-1859), Thomas Telford
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Great Britain
Times
18th-19th century Britain.

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Lives of the Engineers: Selections from Samuel Smiles
June 15, 1966, The MIT Press
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Lives of the engineers.: Metcalfe, Telford.
1897
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Lives of the engineers...
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Lives of the engineers: with an account of their principal works : comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain
1862, J. Murray
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Lives of the engineers: with an account of their principal works : comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain.
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