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020 _a9781139565592 (ebook)
020 _z9781108057721 (paperback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
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_cUkCbUP
050 4 _aTC145
_b.S74 1872
082 0 4 _a627
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100 1 _aStevenson, David,
_d1815-1886,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering /
_cDavid Stevenson.
246 3 _aThe Principles & Practice of Canal & River Engineering
264 1 _aPlace of publication not identified :
_bpublisher not identified,
_c1872.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press
300 _a1 online resource (xvi, 350 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Technology
500 _aIncludes index.
520 _aOne of the leading figures in the age of great engineers, David Stevenson (1815-86) was the son of a lighthouse builder, and while studying at Edinburgh University he was already gaining experience at his father's side. It is for his lighthouses and works of inland navigation that he is best remembered: he designed Britain's most northerly lighthouse and worked on improving navigation on rivers such as the Dee, the Forth and the Clyde. His article on inland navigation for the Encyclopaedia Britannica was published separately in 1858, and was revised and updated for this second edition in 1872. Although Stevenson acknowledges that the age of the canal has been superseded by the age of the railway, he maintains that there is much to learn from the older technology. Illustrated with cross-sections and plans, this work will be of interest to readers seeking to explore the history of Britain's industrial infrastructure.
650 0 _aRiver engineering.
650 0 _aCanals.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108057721
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
_pTechnology.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139565592
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