The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 4

The Scientific Correspondence of Sir Joseph Banks, 1765-1820 Vol 4
Author: Neil Chambers
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 617
Release: 2024-10-28
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1040236006

A record of fifty years of intellectual and technological activity. This record provides an insight into the development of science and discovery from the Eighteenth to the early Nineteenth Century. It links British science and society to developments on the continent of Europe, the West Indies, North America and to countries farther afield.

The Smeatonians

The Smeatonians
Author: Garth Watson
Publisher: Thomas Telford
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1989
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9780727715265

The history of the Society is traced from its formation in 1771 to bring together engineers "in a friendly way". The lives of the founding members are described as well as the growing status of civil engineering. The book includes original documents and letters.