An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives Of The Engineers

Vermuyden, Myddelton, Perry, James Brindley

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An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives Of The Engineers

Vermuyden, Myddelton, Perry, James Brindley

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  • 2 Want to read

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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Kessinger Publishing, LLC
Language
English
Pages
440

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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

Places

Great Britain

Times

18th-19th century Britain.

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Cover of: Lives Of The Engineers
Lives Of The Engineers: Vermuyden, Myddelton, Perry, James Brindley
July 25, 2006, Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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Cover of: Lives of the Engineers
Lives of the Engineers: Selections from Samuel Smiles
June 15, 1966, The MIT Press
Hardcover in English - New Ed edition
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Cover of: Lives of the engineers...
Lives of the engineers...
1874, J. Murray
in English
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Cover of: Lives of the engineers
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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Cover of: Lives of the engineers
Lives of the engineers: with an account of their principal works : comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain.
1861, J. Murray

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Format
Paperback
Number of pages
440
Dimensions
9 x 6 x 1 inches
Weight
1.4 pounds

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OL8541412M
ISBN 10
1428652116
ISBN 13
9781428652118

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