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Fairbairn, William Sir

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Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder

Born 1789
Died 1874

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  • Cover of: On the application of cast and wrought iron to building purposes.

    First published in 1854 8 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Useful information for engineers: being a series of lectures delivered to the working engineers of Yorkshire and Lancashire; together with a series of appendices, containing the results of experimental inquiries into the strength of materials, the causes of boiler explosions, etc.

    First published in 1856 7 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition usefulinformati02fairgoog
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  • Cover of: Treatise on mills and millwork.

    First published in 1861 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Iron: its history, properties, & processes of manufacture

    First published in 1861 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition ironitshistoryp01fairgoog
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  • Cover of: life of Sir William Fairbairn, bart: partly written by himself

    First published in 1877 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The principles of mechanism and machinery of transmission.: Comprising the principles of mechanism, wheels and pulleys, strength and proportions of shafts, couplings for shafts, and engaging and disengaging gear.

    First published in 1867 3 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition principlesmechan00fairiala
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  • Cover of: Treatise on iron ship building: its history and progress as comprised in a series of experimental researches on the laws of strain ... including the experimental results on the resisting powers of armour plates and shot at high velocities.

    First published in 1865 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: On the Application of Cast and Wrought Iron to Building Purposes

    First published in 1854 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Treatise on mills and mill work

    First published in 1861 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Useful Information for Engineers: Being a Series of Lectures

    First published in 1856 2 editions — 2 previewable Cover of edition usefulinformati05fairgoog
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  • Cover of: The rise and progress of manufactures and commerce and of civil and mechanical engineering, in Lancashire and Cheshire

    First published in 1869 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: account of the construction of the Britannia and Conway tubular bridges: with a complete history of their progress from the conception of the original idea, to the conclusion of the elaborate experiments which determined the exact form and mode of construction ultimately adopted

    First published in 1849 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: An experimental inquiry into the strength, elasticity, ductility and other properties of steel manufactured by the Barrow Haematite Steel Company, Lancashire, England.

    First published in 1869 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: On water-wheels with ventilated buckets.

    First published in 1849 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Remarks on canal navigation: illustrative of the advantages of the use of steam, as a moving power on canals. With an appendix, containing a series of experiments, tables, &c., on which a number of proposed improvements are founded. Also, plans and descriptions of certain classes of steam boats, intended for the navigation of canals, and the adjoining branches of the sea.

    First published in 1831 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Remarks on canal navigation, illustrative of the advantages of the use of steam, as moving power on canals: with an appendix, containing a series of experiments, tables, &c. on which a number of proposed improvements are founded : also, plans and descriptions of certain classes of steam boats, intended for the navigation of canals, and the adjoining branches ofthe sea

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  • Cover of: Useful Information for Engineers: Third Series. As Comprised in a Series of ...

    First published in 1866 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: On the application of cast and wrought iron to building purposes

    First published in 1857 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The life of Sir William Fairbairn, Bart., partly written by himself

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language
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Scottish civil engineer, structural engineer and shipbuilder

Born 1789
Died 1874
Subjects
Machinery, Mills and mill-work, Canals, Iron, Iron and steel Building, Mills and millwork, Steam-navigation, Barrow Haematite Steel Company, Barrow Haematite Steel Company, ltd., Barrow-in-Furness, England, Bridges, Building, Cast-iron, Commerce, Engineering, Fire prevention, Fire resistant materials, Iron and steel Ships, Iron and steel bridges, Iron industry and trade, Metallurgy, Naval architecture, Shipbuilding, Steam-boilers, Steamboats, Wrought-iron
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Britannia bridge (Wales), Cheshire (England), Conway Bridge, Great Britain, Lancashire (England)
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William Fairbairn Sir (1789-1874)

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import