Reports of the Late John Smeaton
Reports of the Late John Smeaton
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GBPCelebrated for his construction of the Eddystone Lighthouse near Plymouth, John Smeaton (1724–92) established himself as Britain's foremost civil engineer in the eighteenth century. A founder member of the Society of Civil Engineers, he was instrumental in promoting the growth of the profession. After his death his papers were acquired by the president of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks, Smeaton's friend and patron. Using these materials, a special committee decided to publish 'every paper of any consequence' written by Smeaton, as a 'fund of practical instruction' for current and future engineers. These were published in four illustrated volumes between 1812 and 1814. Volume 2 contains Smeaton's reports on engineering works for bridges, including a proposal for the widening and improvement of London Bridge, as well as many plans for the creation or improvement of canals, mills and waterwheels.
Product details
September 2014Paperback
9781108069786
494 pages
300 × 210 × 24 mm
1.3kg
22 b/w illus.
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Table of Contents
- 1. London Bridge
- 2. Forth and Clyde
- 3. Calder and Aire
- 4. River Aire canal
- 5. Lea navigation
- 6. New River works
- 7. River Ure navigation
- 8. Hewick Bridge
- 9. Birmingham navigation
- 10. Bude haven canal
- 11. Kingston and Ewell canal
- 12. River Tyne canal
- 13. Kanquarry canal
- 14. Knottingly navigation
- 15. Sowerby Bridge canal
- 16. Dublin grand canal
- 17. Tyrone canal
- 18. North Level fens
- 19. Hatfield Chase level
- 20. Knightsbridge drain
- 21. Carlisle queries
- 22. Thames Embankment
- 23. Coquett dam
- 24. Lumley Castle
- 25. Kinnaird engine
- 26. York water-works engine
- 27. Lumley colliery engine
- 28. Chase water engine
- 29. Cronstadt engine
- 30. Gateshead Park engine
- 31. Ravensburn engine
- 32. Seacroft coke furnace
- 33. Coal engine
- 34. Mr Westgarth's engine
- 35. Corn mill
- 36. Gosport water-works
- 37. Chimney windmill
- 38. Oil mill, at Hull
- 39. Lead hills works
- 40. Mill for grindstones
- 41. Bocking fulling mill
- 42. Flint mill at Leeds
- 43. Pudding mill
- 44. Dalry mills
- 45. Kilnhurst forge
- 46. Thornton water wheel
- 47. Lord Irwin's water engine.
