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with the exception of the Bridges, which are described in Chapter VII. The history of the Broad Gauge and of the trial of the Atmospheric System on the South Devon Railway is given in Chapters V. and VI.
REMINISCENCES OF MR. BRUNEL’S PRIVATE LIFE--REMOVAL TO 18 DUKE STREET, WESTMINSTER--HIS MARRIAGE, 1836--SPECIAL CONSTABLE IN 1848--MR. BRUNEL’S LOVE OF ART--HIS JOURNEY TO ITALY...
29. CHAPTER XI.INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS--THE AUSTRALIAN STEAM NAVIGATION COMPANY--STATEMENT OF MR. BRUNEL’S PROJECT OF A LINE OF LARGE SHIPS (JUNE 10, 1852)--ADOPTION OF HIS PLANS BY THE EAST...
30. CHAPTER XII.REASONS FOR DETERMINATION THAT THE SHIP SHOULD BE LAUNCHED BROADSIDE TO THE RIVER--AND THAT THE LAUNCH SHOULD BE SLOW--EXTRACTS FROM MR. BRUNEL’S REPORT OF FEBRUARY 1855--REASON...
25. CHAPTER VII.1. BRICKWORK AND MASONRY BRIDGES--HANWELL VIADUCT--MAIDENHEAD BRIDGE--FLYING BRIDGES--LETTER FROM MR. BRUNEL ON BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION (DECEMBER 30, 1854)--2. TIMBER BRIDGES--SONNI...
19. CHAPTER I.BIRTH OF MR. BRUNEL, APRIL 9, 1806--SIR MARC ISAMBARD BRUNEL--THE BLOCK MACHINERY--MR. BRUNEL’S SCHOOL LIFE--THE THAMES TUNNEL--SINKING OF THE ROTHERHITHE SHAFT--DESCRIPTION OF...
27. CHAPTER IX.COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUILDING OF THE ‘GREAT BRITAIN’--REPORT ON THE ENGINES (JUNE 13, 1839)--EXPERIMENTS ON THE SCREW PROPELLER--ITS ADOPTION IN THE ‘GREAT BRITAIN’--COMPLETION O...
24. CHAPTER VI.PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS--THE SOUTH DEVON RAILWAY--DESCRIPTION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM--HISTORY OF ITS INTRODUCTION PRIOR TO 1844--REPORT BY MR. BRUNEL, RECOMMENDING ITS ADOPT...
36. chapter xi.[42] During Mr. Stephenson’s cross-examination, several questions were put to him as to the dangerous consequences which might be expected to result from travelling through a tu...
33. CHAPTER XV.There are several matters of importance in which Mr. Brunel was engaged, which could not under any system of classification be introduced into the preceding chapters; these are...
34. CHAPTER XVI.SCHEME OF THE CHAPTER--MR. BRUNEL’S POSITION IN RELATION TO THE COMPANIES OF WHICH HE WAS ENGINEER--LETTER ON THE DIRECTION OF RAILWAY WORKS IN ITALY (MARCH 4, 1845)--LETTER ON...
23. CHAPTER V.ORIGIN OF THE ORDINARY GAUGE OF RAILWAYS--ADOPTION BY MR. BRUNEL OF THE BROAD GAUGE ON THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY--REASONS FOR ITS ADOPTION--THE PERMANENT WAY--REPORTS OF MR. NIC...
32. CHAPTER XIV.Mr. Brunel’s dock and pier works are interesting, not only in their general features, but also in the details of their construction; and the plans he made for large docks at Mon...
31. CHAPTER XIII.PREPARATIONS FOR COMPLETING THE SHIP--FORMATION OF THE GREAT SHIP COMPANY--MR. BRUNEL’S ABSENCE FROM ENGLAND--PROGRESS OF THE WORKS FROM HIS RETURN TO HIS LAST ILLNESS--VOYAGE T...
22. CHAPTER IV.CONSTRUCTION OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY--THE BOX TUNNEL--THE BATH AND BRISTOL STATIONS--THE PADDINGTON STATION--THE GREAT WESTERN HOTEL--BRANCHES AND EXTENSIONS OF THE GREAT W...
21. CHAPTER III.SKETCH OF THE HISTORY OF RAILWAYS IN ENGLAND PRIOR TO 1833--THE STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON--THE LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER--THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM--PROPOSED RAILWAY BETWEEN LONDON...
20. CHAPTER II.ORIGIN OF THE UNDERTAKING--THE FIRST COMPETITION, NOVEMBER 1829--DESCRIPTION OF MR. BRUNEL’S PLANS--MR. TELFORD’S DECISION AS UMPIRE--MR. TELFORD’S DESIGN--THE SECOND COMPETITIO...
26. CHAPTER VIII.INTRODUCTION TO THE CHAPTERS ON STEAM NAVIGATION--FORMATION OF THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM-SHIP COMPANY--COMMENCEMENT OF THE BUILDING OF THE ‘GREAT WESTERN’--REPORT ON SELECTION OF...
18. CHAPTER XVII.Reminiscences of Mr. Brunel’s Private Life--Removal to 18 Duke Street, Westminster--His Marriage, 1836--Special Constable in 1848--Mr. Brunel’s Love of Art--His Journey to Italy...
28. CHAPTER X.APPOINTMENT OF MR. BRUNEL TO CONDUCT EXPERIMENTS FOR THE ADMIRALTY WITH VARIOUS FORMS OF THE SCREW PROPELLER, APRIL 1841--TRIALS WITH THE ‘POLYPHEMUS’--OPPOSITION TO MR. BRUNEL’...
1. Chapter IV. contains a general account of my father’s railway works,with the exception of the Bridges, which are described in Chapter VII. The history of the Broad Gauge and of the trial of the Atmospheric System on the South Devon Railway is gi...
12. CHAPTER XI.Introductory Observations--The Australian Steam Navigation Company--_Statement of Mr. Brunel’s Project of a Line of large Ships_ (June 10, 1852)--Adoption of his Plans by the Ea...
17. CHAPTER XVI.Scheme of the Chapter--Mr. Brunel’s Position in relation to the Companies of which he was Engineer--_Letter on the Direction of Railway Works in Italy_ (March 4, 1845)--_Letter...
10. CHAPTER IX.Commencement of the building of the ‘Great Britain’--_Report on the Engines_ (June 13, 1839)--Experiments on the Screw Propeller--Its Adoption in the ‘Great Britain’--Completion...
8. CHAPTER VII.1. Brickwork and Masonry Bridges--Hanwell Viaduct--Maidenhead Bridge--Flying Bridges--_Letter from Mr. Brunel on Bridge Construction_ (December 30, 1854)--2. Timber Bridges--Son...
13. CHAPTER XII.Determination that the Ship should be launched broadside to the River--And that the Launch should be slow--_Extracts from Mr. Brunel’s Report of February 1855_--Reasons for the...
14. CHAPTER XIII.Preparations for completing the Ship--Formation of the Great Ship Company--Mr. Brunel’s Absence from England--Progress of the Works from his Return to his last Illness--Voyage t...
9. CHAPTER VIII.Introduction to the Chapters on Steam Navigation--Formation of the Great Western Steam-Ship Company--Commencement of the Building of the ‘Great Western’--_Report on Selection of...
6. CHAPTER V.Origin of the Ordinary Gauge of Railways--Adoption by Mr. Brunel of the Broad Gauge on the Great Western Railway--Reasons for its Adoption--The Permanent Way--Reports of Mr. Nic...
7. CHAPTER VI.Preliminary Observations--The South Devon Railway--Description of the Atmospheric System--History of its Introduction prior to 1844--_Report by Mr. Brunel, recommending its Adop...
4. CHAPTER III.Sketch of the History of Railways in England prior to 1833--The Stockton and Darlington--The Liverpool and Manchester--The London and Birmingham--Proposed Railway between London...
5. CHAPTER IV.Construction of the Great Western Railway--The Box Tunnel--The Bath and Bristol Stations--The Paddington Station--The Great Western Hotel--Branches and Extensions of the Great W...
2. CHAPTER I.Birth of Mr. Brunel, April 9, 1806--Sir Marc Isambard Brunel--The Block Machinery--Mr. Brunel’s School Life--The Thames Tunnel--Sinking of the Rotherhithe Shaft--Description of...
3. CHAPTER II.Origin of the Undertaking--The First Competition, November 1829--Description of Mr. Brunel’s Plans--Mr. Telford’s Decision as Umpire--Mr. Telford’s Design--The Second Competitio...
11. CHAPTER X.Appointment of Mr. Brunel to conduct Experiments for the Admiralty with various Forms of the Screw Propeller, April 1841--Trials with the ‘Polyphemus’--Opposition to Mr. Brunel’...
15. CHAPTER XIV.16. CHAPTER XV.