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Life of Robert Stevenson: Civil Engineer
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher Cambridge Univ Pr
Publication date August 28, 2014
Pages 322
Binding Paperback
Book category Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13 9781108070584
ISBN-10 1108070582
Published in Great Britain
Original list price $34.99
Other format details university press
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Amazon.com description: Product Description: Published 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.

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from Cambridge Univ Pr (August 28, 2014); titled "Life of Robert Stevenson: Civil Engineer"
9781108070584 | details & prices | 322 pages | List price $34.99
About: Published 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.
from Kessinger Pub Co (February 28, 2008)
9780548846407 | details & prices | 324 pages | List price $30.95

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