Reports of the Late John Smeaton
Made on Various Occasions, in the Course of his Employment as a Civil Engineer
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- Author: John Smeaton
- Date Published: September 2014
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Celebrated 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.
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- Date Published: September 2014
- format: Multiple copy pack
- isbn: 9781108069816
- length: 1712 pages
- dimensions: 297 x 210 mm
- weight: 4.08kg
- contains: 81 b/w illus.
- availability: 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.
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