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The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology) - Softcover

Stevenson, David

 
9781108057721: The Principles and Practice of Canal and River Engineering (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology)

Synopsis

An influential treatise on inland navigation, this work was revised and updated for a second edition in 1872.

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Book Description

One of the leading figures in the age of great engineers, David Stevenson (1815–86) is best remembered for his work on inland navigation and lighthouses. Published in 1872, this second edition of what was originally an article for the Encyclopaedia Britannica remained the definitive text on the subject into the twentieth century.

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