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John Smeaton

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Born 1724
Died 1792

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  • Cover of: Experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of wind and water to turn mills and other machines depending on a circular motion: And an experimental examination of the quantity and proportion of mechanic power necessary to be employed in giving different degrees of velocity to heavy bodies from a state of rest. Also new fundamental experiments upon the collision of bodies. With five plates of machines. By the late Mr. John Smeaton, F.R.S.

    First published in 1794 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: narrative of the building and a description of the construction of the Edystone lighthouse with stone: to which is subjoined, an appendix giving some account of the lighthouse on the Spurn Point, built upon a sand

    First published in 1791 — 3 editions
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  • Cover of: A description of a new pyrometer: with a table of experiments made therewith

    First published in 1754 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An historical report on Ramsgate harbour: written by order of, and addressed to the trustees.

    First published in 1791 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reports of the late John Smeaton

    First published in 1812 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reports of the late John Smeaton, F.R.S.: made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a civil engineer ....

    First published in 1812 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reports of the late John Smeaton, F.R.S., made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a civil engineer.

    First published in 1812 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reports of the late John Smeaton, F.R.S., made on various occasions in the course of his employment as a civil engineer, in two volumes.

    First published in 1837 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: An account of some experiments upon a machine for measuring the way of a ship at sea

    Cover of edition anaccountsomeex00smeagoog First published in 1754 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Reports of the Late John Smeaton, F.R.S., Made on Various Occasions, in the ...

    Cover of edition reportslatejohn00smeagoog First published in 1837 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: A narrative of the building and a description of the construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with stone: to which is subjoined an appendix giving some account of the lighthouse on the Spurn Point built upon a sand

    First published in 1793 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Account of an observation of the night ascension and declination of Mercury: out of the meridian, near his greatest elongation, Sept.1786, made by Mr. John Smeaton, ... From the Philosophical Transactions.

    First published in 1787 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An account of some experiments upon a machine for measuring the way of a ship at sea. By J. Smeaton, F.R.S

    First published in 1754 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind: to turn mills, and other machines,depending on a circular motion.

    First published in 1760 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills

    First published in 1760 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An experimental enquiry concerning the natural powers of water and wind to turn mills, and other machines, depending on a circular motion. By J. Smeaton, F.R.S

    First published in 1760 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: catalogue of the civil and mechanical engineering designs 1741-1792 of John Smeaton preserved in the library of the Royal Society.

    First published in 1950 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: civil and mechanical engineering designs of John Smeaton, 1724-1792.

    First published in 1972 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: A description of a new pyrometer, with a table of experiments made therewith. By J. Smeaton, F.R.S

    First published in 1755 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Description of an improvement in the application of the quadrant of altitude to a celestial globe: for the resolution of problems dependant on azimuth and altitude. By Mr. John Smeaton, ... From the Philosophical transactions.

    First published in 1789 — 1 edition
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Born 1724
Died 1792

Subjects

Civil engineering, Water-wheels, Windmills, Mechanical engineering, Harbors, Canals, Description and travel, Early works to 1800, Eddystone Lighthouse, Eddystone Lighthouse (England), Engineering, Pyrometers, Pyrometers and pyrometry, Ramsgate, Spurn Point Lighthouse, Water power, Wind power

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England, Ramsgate (Kent), Kent, Netherlands, Rye, Scotland, Spurn Point Lighthouse

Time

Early works to 1800

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
November 11, 2010 Edited by Alan Millar merge authors
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import