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Papers, literary, scientific, & c / by the late Fleeming Jenkin ; edited by Sidney Colvin and J. A. Ewing ; with a memoir by Robert Louis Stevenson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jenkin, Fleeming, 1833-1885.
- Series:
- Making of the Modern World, Part II : 1851-1914.
- The Making of the Modern World, Part II : 1851-1914
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cables, Submarine.
- Literature.
- Economics, Mathematical.
- Science.
- Economics.
- Graphic methods.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations, portraits.
- Manufacture:
- Spottiswoode and Co.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Longmans, Green, and Co., 1887.
- Contents:
- Prof. J. A. Ewing. Submarine telegraphy. Telpherage. On the applition of graphic methods to the determination of the efficiency of machinery.
- Abstracts of Fleeming Jenkin's scientific papers: List of Professor Jenkin's British patents.
- v. 1. Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin, by R. L. Stevenson. Papers by Fleeming Jenkin.
- Literature and drama: The 'Agamemnon' and 'Trachiniæ'. On the Antique Greek Dress for Women. Mrs. Beverley, and Lady Macbeth. Mrs. Siddons as Queen Katharine, Mrs.Beverly, and Lady Randolph. Talma on the actor's art. Artist and critic. Griselda. On rhythm in English verse. A fragment on George Eliot.
- Speculative science: Lucretius and the atomic theory. Darwin and the origin of species. A fragment on truth. v. 2. Political economy: Trade-unions: how far legitimate. The graphic representation of the laws of supply and demand, and their application to labour. On the principles which regulate the incidence of taxes. The time-labour system. Is one man's gain another man's loss?
- Scientific and technical education: Technical education. On scientific teaching in laboratories.
- Appllied science: Prefatory note, by.
- Notes:
- Reproduction from the Rare Book and Manuscript Library of Columbia University.
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Learning, 2011. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
- OCLC:
- 263171389
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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