John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... East Linton , in Had- dingtonshire , a district of East Lothian , some twenty miles from Edinburgh . John Rennie was the fourth son , and there were in addition five daughters , two of whom died in their youth . The young Rennie began ...
... East Linton , in Had- dingtonshire , a district of East Lothian , some twenty miles from Edinburgh . John Rennie was the fourth son , and there were in addition five daughters , two of whom died in their youth . The young Rennie began ...
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... Linton , East Lothian . He had then attended Mr. Gibson for the mathematics not much more than six months , but in his examination he discovered such amazing powers of genius that one would have imagined him a second Newton . No problem ...
... Linton , East Lothian . He had then attended Mr. Gibson for the mathematics not much more than six months , but in his examination he discovered such amazing powers of genius that one would have imagined him a second Newton . No problem ...
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... East Lothian 7th July 1761 Deceased in London 4th Octr . 1821 THIS STONE is dedicated to his private virtue and records the affection and the respect of his family and his friends but the many splendid and useful works by which under ...
... East Lothian 7th July 1761 Deceased in London 4th Octr . 1821 THIS STONE is dedicated to his private virtue and records the affection and the respect of his family and his friends but the many splendid and useful works by which under ...
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