Isambard Brunel

The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, civil engineer is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1870.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hansebooks
• Nachdruck der Ausgabe von 1870
• Seitenzahl: 608
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juni 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 167mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 900g
• ISBN-13: 9783337175931
• ISBN-10: 3337175937
• Artikelnr.: 48532756

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Early life, 1806-1828
2. The Clifton Suspension Bridge, 1829-1853
3. Early history of the Great Western Railway, 1833-1835
4. Railway works, 1835-1859
5. The broad gauge
6. The atmospheric system, 1840-1848
7. Railway bridges and viaducts
8. Steam navigation. The 'Great Western' steam-ship, 1835-1847
9. Steam navigation. The 'Great Britain' steam-ship, 1838-1847
10. Steam navigation. Introduction of the screw propeller into the Royal Navy, 1841-1844
11. Steam navigation. The 'Great Eastern' steam-ship, from the commencement of the undertaking to the launch, 1851-1857
12. Steam navigation. The 'Great Eastern steam-ship. The launch, 1856, 1858
13. Steam navigation. The 'Great Eastern' steam-ship. Completion and subsequent history
14. Dock and pier works, 1831-1859
15. Miscellaneous works
16. Mr. Brunel's professional opinions and practice
17. Private life
Appendixes
Index.