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Lives of the engineers : with an account of their principal works : comprising also a history of inland communication in Britain / by Samuel Smiles.
Van Pelt Library TA139 .S64 1862 v. 1
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Engineers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Engineers.
- Roads.
- Great Britain.
- Roads--Great Britain.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes : illustrations, portraits, maps, diagrams ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : J. Murray, 1862-1868.
- Contents:
- 1. 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.
- 2. Life of John Smeaton. Life of John Rennie. Life of Thomas Telford.
- 3. George and Robert Stephenson.
- 4. Mathew Boulton and James Watt.
- 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.
- IV. Mathew Boulton and James Watt.
- Notes:
- Editions vary.
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- Local Notes:
- Athenaeum copy: Gift: Heirs of T.H. Morris.
- OCLC:
- 7471921
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