قراءة كتاب The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer
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The life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer
Interference—Letter on the Royal Commission on the Application of Iron to Railway Structures (March 13, 1848)—Letter on a Proposal to obtain the Recognition in England of Decorations conferred at the Paris Exhibition of 1855 (February 9, 1856)—Mr. Brunel’s Opinion on the Patent Laws—Memorandum for Evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Patent Laws, 1851—Extract from Observations on the Patent Laws, made by Mr. Brunel at a Meeting of the Society of Arts, March 26, 1856
Reminiscences of Mr. Brunel’s Private Life—Removal to 18 Duke Street, Westminster—His Marriage, 1836—Special Constable in 1848—Mr. Brunel’s Love of Art—His Journey to Italy, 1842—Accident with the Half-Sovereign, 1843—Purchase of Property in Devonshire, 1847—His life at Watcombe—The Launch of the ‘Great Eastern,’ 1857—Mr. Brunel’s Failing Health—Journeys to Switzerland and Egypt, 1858—Letter from Philæ (February 12, 1859)—His last Illness—His Death, September 15, 1859—Funeral—Address of Joseph Locke, Esq., M.P., at the Institution of Civil Engineers, November 8, 1859
Report to the Directors of the Great Western Railway on the Broad Gauge, &c. (August 1838)
Report to the Directors of the Great Western Steam-Ship Company, recommending the Adoption of the Screw Propeller in the ‘Great Britain’ Steam-ship (October 1840)
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REPORTS AND OTHER ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS.
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| 1. | Extract from Mr. Brunel’s Diary (December 26, 1835) | 78 |
| 2. | Letter on the Box Tunnel (June 21, 1842) | 81 |
| 3. | Extract from Report to Directors of the Great Western Railway Company on Break of Gauge (December 13, 1838) | 105 |
| 4. | Extract from Report to Directors of the Great Western Railway Company on the Permanent Way (February 1837) | 109 |
| 5. | Letter on various Points relating to the Broad Gauge (August 4, 1845) | 120 |
| 6. | Extract from Letter on Atmospheric System (April 8, 1844) | 137 |
| 7. | Report to the Directors of the South Devon Railway Company, recommending them to adopt the Atmospheric System (August 19, 1844) | 138 |
| The question had been frequently considered by him (p. 138)—Stationary power is cheaper and otherwise better than locomotive power (p. 138)—The Atmospheric System is a good, economical mode of applying stationary power (p. 138)—Reasons for considering it applicable to the South Devon Railway (p. 139)—In the construction of the line (p. 140)—In the subsequent working (p. 141). | ||
| 8, 9. | Letters on giving Evidence before the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Atmospheric System (March 31, 1845; April 3, 1845) | 145 |
| 10. | Report to the Directors of the South Devon Railway on the State of the Atmospheric Apparatus (August 27, 1847) | 149 |
| Regret at postponement of working (p. 149)—Which has been caused by delay in completion of the engines (p. 149)—Experimental trains have run (p. 149)—Difficulties have exceeded all just anticipations (p. 150). | ||
| 11. | Report to a Committee of the Directors of the South Devon Railway Company on the Causes of the Failure of the Atmospheric System (August 19, 1848) | 159 |
| The first difficulty has been in the stationary engines, which have consumed an excessive amount of fuel (p. 159)—The difficulties in the working of the longitudinal valve have been more numerous (p. 161)—The principal evil might be remedied in a new valve (p. | ||