Bryan Donkin. The very civil engineer, 1768-1855
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- Author(s) Greenland, Maureen, & Russ Day
- Publication type Monograph
- Year published 2016
- Pages 310pp; illus
- Publisher Phillimore Book Publishing
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- Name British Library
- City London
- County Greater London
- Country England
- Postcode NW1 2DB
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Scholarly and well referenced biographical account of Bryan Donkin focusing on his inventive, design and machine manufacturing activity at Bermondsey with chapters on papermaking machinery; printing machinery; steel pens; food canning; his connections with Thomas Telford and the Brunels and networking with other engineers; his consulting, valuation and arbitration activities; interests outside engineering, etc, etc