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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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An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives of the engineers

with an account of their principal works : comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain.

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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
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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1874, 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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Table of Contents

I. Early works of embanking and draining. Life of Sir Hugh Myddelton. Early roads and modes of travelling. Bridges, harbours, and ferries. Life of James Brindley.
II. Life of John Smeaton. Life of John Rennie. Life of Thomas Telford.
III. George and Robert Stephenson.

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TA139 .S64

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Pagination
3 v.

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OL7071742M
Internet Archive
livesofengineers02smil
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05018001

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