Reports of the Late John Smeaton: Volume 3
Made on Various Occasions, in the Course of his Employment as a Civil Engineer

Published 1812–14, this illustrated four-volume set contains the reports and technical papers of Britain's foremost eighteenth-century civil engineer.

John Smeaton (Author)

9781108069793, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 11 September 2014

464 pages, 15 b/w illus.
30 x 21 x 2.5 cm, 1.2 kg

Celebrated for his construction of the Eddystone Lighthouse near Plymouth, John Smeaton (1724–92) established himself as Britain's foremost civil engineer in the eighteenth century. A founder member of the Society of Civil Engineers, he was instrumental in promoting the growth of the profession. After his death his papers were acquired by the president of the Royal Society, Sir Joseph Banks, Smeaton's friend and patron. Using these materials, a special committee decided to publish 'every paper of any consequence' written by Smeaton, as a 'fund of practical instruction' for current and future engineers. These were published in four illustrated volumes between 1812 and 1814. As a consulting engineer, Smeaton carried out surveys and reports of existing structures, as well as drawing up proposals for new designs. Volume 3 contains mainly reports relating to bridges and harbours, including work at such major ports as Aberdeen, Dover and Hull.

1. Lynn harbour
2. Wells harbour
3. Aberdeen harbour
4. Dundee harbour
5. Dunbar harbour
6. Port Patrick harbour
7. Ramsgate harbour
8. Sandwich haven
9. Dover harbour
10. Ayr harbour
11. Hull quays, docks, etc.
12. Workington harbour
13. Plymouth yard
14. Bridlington piers
15. Sunderland pier
16. Tinmouth harbour
17. Scarborough pier
18. Shields dock
19. Trewardreth harbour
20. Jersey harbours
21. Queen's Ferry shipping places
22. Edinburgh bridge
23. Coldstream bridge
24. Newcastle bridge
25. Hexham bridge
26. Berwick bridge
27. Banff bridge
28. Dunballoch bridge
29. Braan bridge
30. Altgran bridge
31. Bridges at Bewlie, Conon, Altgran, etc.
32. Sutton bridge
33. Walton bridge
34. Harraton bridge
35. Bridge at Carlton Ferry
36. Montrose bridge
37. Tinmouth barracks
38. Leeds infirmary
39. Earl of Egremont's coals
40. Roseveern and Owers lighthouses
41. Coal measures
42. Pozzelana mortar.

Subject Areas: History of science [PDX]