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James Brindley

Name: James Brindley
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing
SKU: 9780852634851
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An Illustrated Life of James Brindley, 1716-1772

Autor: Harold Bode

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Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing

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James Brindley was of humble birth, from a remote part of Britain, and received little or no educati...

Informații despre carte

Autor

Harold Bode

Limbă

engleză

Legare

Carte - Carte broșată

Publicat

1999

Pagini

EAN

9780852634851

Enbook ID

04739015

Editura

Bloomsbury Publishing

Greutate

148

Dimensiuni

148 x 209 x 5

Descriere completă

James Brindley was of humble birth, from a remote part of Britain, and received little or no education. Yet by sheer innate ability, he rose to be consulted and admired by the highest in the land. His first achievements were in harnessing wind and water to grind corn, to grind the flints needed in ever increasing quantities in the pottery industry and to drain mines. He also successfully constructed steam engines for the latter purpose. The turning point came when he joined the duke of Bridgewater and John Gilbert in constructing the Worlsey Canal to Manchester, Britain's first arterial canal. Its resounding success led to the construction of four thousand miles of inland waterways, largely by James Brindley, assistants trained by him and their successors, so that every town of size was on or near to a canal. James Brindley well deserved the title of 'Father of the British Waterways'.