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020			_a9781107280762 (ebook)
020			_z9781108070584 (paperback)
040			_aUkCbUP _beng _erda _cUkCbUP
100	1		_aStevenson, David, _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aLife of Robert Stevenson : _bCivil Engineer / _cDavid Stevenson.
264		1	_aPlace of publication not identified : _bpublisher not identified, _c1878.
264		1	_aCambridge : _bCambridge University Press
300			_a1 online resource (322 pages) : _bdigital, PDF file(s).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aCambridge Library Collection - Technology
500			_aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 20 Jul 2016).
520			_aPublished in 1878, this biography of the civil engineer Robert Stevenson (1772-1850) was written by his second-youngest son David (1815-86), also a civil engineer and uncle to the author Robert Louis Stevenson. Having already published The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering in 1872 (also reissued in this series), he set about writing this survey of his father's life and works, based on extracts from Robert's professional reports, notes from his diary, and communications to scientific journals and societies between 1798 and 1843. Perhaps most widely known for his practical and persuasive leadership in building many lighthouses for the Northern Lighthouse Board - including that on the notorious Bell Rock, over which he came into conflict with engineer John Rennie regarding the design - Stevenson ensured that the Scottish coastline became a much safer place for shipping for decades to come.
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _z9781108070584
830		0	_aCambridge Library Collection - Technology.
856	4	0	_uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107280762
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