Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner's sons
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Engineers
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : New York : C. Scribner's sons
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 19,47 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Engineers
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
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Page : 302 pages
File Size : 10,18 MB
Release : 1903
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
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Page : pages
File Size : 43,38 MB
Release : 1895
Category : Jenkin, Fleeming
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : IndyPublish.com
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 2003-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781404370876
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin / Robert Louis Stevenson.
Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
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Page : 188 pages
File Size : 28,60 MB
Release : 2021-05-31
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In Memoir, RLS discusses Jenkin's family ancestry in detail, outlining their careers. He then tells the story of Jenkin's life - his birth, early childhood, studenthood, marriage, and his accession to Chair at Edinburgh University. Stevenson also focuses on Jenkin's professional triumphs, including his invention of telpherage (a system of using electricity to transport vehicles or goods).
Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
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Page : 302 pages
File Size : 19,95 MB
Release : 1907
Category : Bell Rock lighthouse
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
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Page : 366 pages
File Size : 27,78 MB
Release : 1898
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
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Page : 508 pages
File Size : 26,46 MB
Release : 1903
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Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 82 pages
File Size : 17,18 MB
Release : 2016-07-19
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ISBN : 9781535363983
Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the greatest authors of the nineteenth century. Stevenson still ranks as one of the most translated authors in history. Classic books such as Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are still widely read today and have been made into many critically acclaimed films throughout the years. This is an essay on Fleeming Jenkin, a professor of engineering at the University of Edinburgh who is also known for inventing the cable car.
Author : Robert Louis Stevenson
Publisher :
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 21,8 MB
Release : 2015-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781331003960
Excerpt from Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin: Records of a Family of Engineers Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin: Records of a Family of Engineers was written by Robert Louis Stevenson in 1907. This is a 375 page book, containing 125089 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.