1863, March 28.

LONDON: PRINTED BY W. CLOWES AND SONS, DUKE STREET, STAMFORD STREET, AND CHARING CROSS.

CONTENTS OF VOL. II.

PART VI.-LIFE OF JOHN SMEATON.

CHAPTER I.

John Smeaton's birth and education-Leeds at the beginning of last century -

Road communications of the neighbourhood— Austhorpe Lodge - The

boy's mechanical amusements - Leeds Grammar-school - Smeaton's work-

shop-Hindley's account of his boyish occupations ..

CHAPTER II.

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Placed in an attorney's office- Attends the Law Courts in Westminster Hall -

Learns the trade of mathematical instrument maker-Frequents meetings

of the Royal Society His mechanical contrivances and inventions - His

paper on the Natural Powers of Wind and Water to Turn Mills - -An inde-

fatigable student-Turns his attention to civil engineering - His tour in

Holland

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CHAPTER III.

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Dangers of the Eddystone Rock-Necessity for a lighthouse-Henry Win-

stanley His eccentricities - Designs and erects the first lighthouse on the

Eddystone Is washed away in a storm John Rudyerd― Builds the

second lighthouse- Is destroyed by fire-Mr. Smeaton applied to for a

design

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CHAPTER IV.

Lord Macclesfield's recommendation of Smeaton as engineer of the new light-

house on the Eddystone-His investigation of the subject-Decides that

it must be built of stone-The design-His journey to Plymouth — His

visits to the rock-Makes a model of the proposed building - Mr. Jessop

appointed resident engineer, and the excavations commenced - Dangers of

the work Smeaton narrowly escapes shipwreck - Progress of the work-

Smeaton's courage -
- His carefulness as to details - Smeaton on the Hoe-

The lighthouse finished and the light exhibited-Its uses - The lights in

the English Channel

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PART VI.-Continued.

CHAPTER V.

Smeaton appointed receiver for the Derwentwater estates - The roads and com-

merce of England - General want of capital-Smeaton extensively em-

ployed as an engineer - Improvement of navigations - Calder Navigation —

His Report on the drainage of the Lincoln and Cambridge Fens - Various

drainage works-Repairs London Bridge-Designs pumping-engines —

Erects bridge at Perth- Constructs Forth and Clyde Canal-Erects

bridge at Coldstream - Designs improvements for the Carron Works -

Banff Bridge Hexham Bridge - St. Ives Harbour-Ramsgate Harbour

-Use of the Diving-bell — Eyemouth Harbour Mills and machinery

erected by Smeaton - - His improvements in Newcomen's steam-engine

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CHAPTER VI.

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Smeaton's home at Austhorpe - His study and workshop- His blacksmith -

Papers contributed to Royal Society His tools - His lathe His mecha-

nical ingenuity and skill His visits to London - Engineers' first club-

His views of money - Refuses an engagement to serve the Empress of

Russia Determines to publish an account of his works - His opinion of

literary composition - His manners - Anecdote of Smeaton and the Duchess

of Queensberry - His domestic character - His benevolence - Recognition

of his eminent intellectual ability-His great industry-Failure of his

health- Death

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( PART VII.-LIFE OF JOHN RENNIE.

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CHAPTER I.

Rennie born at Phantassie, East Lothian- Scotland at the middle of last

century - State of agriculture in the Lothians - The population - Their

indolence Their poverty-Wages of labour-County of Ayr - The

Highland border Want of roads - Communication between Edinburgh

and Glasgow-Stage-coaches and carriers Post-road between Edinburgh

and London-The first Scotch Turnpike Act passed - Ancient Scotch bridges

-Low state of the mechanical arts in Scotland

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Fletcher of Saltoun introduces barley-mills and fanners into Scotland - James

Meikle Popular prejudice against artificial wind'Andrew Meikle,

millwright - Progress of agricultural improvement in East Lothian

Mr. Cockburn of Ormiston - Meikle's mills-Clumsy methods employed

in thrashing grain - Various attempts made to invent a thrashing-mill

-Mr. Kinloch's models - Andrew Meikle's invention of the thrashing-

machine His improvements in windmills - Drainage of Kincardine Moss

Meikle's mechanical ingenuity - His death

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