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An edition of Lives of the engineers (1861)

Lives of the engineers...

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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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J. Murray
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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

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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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Lives of the engineers
1904, J. Murray Albemarle Street
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Lives of the engineers...
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
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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Table of Contents

[v.1] Early engineering. Vermuyden. Myddelton. Perry. James Brindley. New and rev. ed. 1874.
[v.2] Harbours, lighthouses, bridges. Smeaton and Rennie. New ed. 1891.
[v.3] History of roads. Metcalfe, Telford. New and rev. ed. 1897.
[v.4] The steam-engine. Boulton and Watt. New and rev. ed. 1878.
[v.5] The locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson. Twentieth impression. 1899.

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London

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
620/.00922, B
Library of Congress
TA139 .S65, TA139 .S65

The Physical Object

Pagination
5 v.

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL14120299M
Internet Archive
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LCCN
04017367
OCLC/WorldCat
1362046

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2321833W

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