Reports of the Late John Smeaton 4 Volume Set
Reports of the Late John Smeaton 4 Volume Set
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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. The first three volumes contain Smeaton's reports and plans for the various waterworks, canals, river improvements, harbours and mills he constructed during his career. The fourth volume gives the papers Smeaton published in the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions, as well as related correspondence.
Product details
September 2014Multiple copy pack
9781108069816
1712 pages
297 × 210 mm
4.08kg
81 b/w illus.
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Preface
- Some account of the life of John Smeaton
- Reports. Volume 2:
- 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. Volume 3:
- 1. Lynn harbour
- 2. Wells harbour
- 3. Aberdeen harbour
- 4. Dundee harbour
- 5. Dunbar harbour
- 6. Port Patrick harbour
- 7. Ramsgate harbour
- 8. Sandwich haven
- 9. Dover harbour
- 10. Ayr harbour
- 11. Hull quays, docks, etc.
- 12. Workington harbour
- 13. Plymouth yard
- 14. Bridlington piers
- 15. Sunderland pier
- 16. Tinmouth harbour
- 17. Scarborough pier
- 18. Shields dock
- 19. Trewardreth harbour
- 20. Jersey harbours
- 21. Queen's Ferry shipping places
- 22. Edinburgh bridge
- 23. Coldstream bridge
- 24. Newcastle bridge
- 25. Hexham bridge
- 26. Berwick bridge
- 27. Banff bridge
- 28. Dunballoch bridge
- 29. Braan bridge
- 30. Altgran bridge
- 31. Bridges at Bewlie, Conon, Altgran, etc.
- 32. Sutton bridge
- 33. Walton bridge
- 34. Harraton bridge
- 35. Bridge at Carlton Ferry
- 36. Montrose bridge
- 37. Tinmouth barracks
- 38. Leeds infirmary
- 39. Earl of Egremont's coals
- 40. Roseveern and Owers lighthouses
- 41. Coal measures
- 42. Pozzelana mortar. Volume 4: Advertisement
- Miscellaneous papers.
