Symington and the SteamboatThe life and achievements of William Symington, pioneer of steamboats in the UK and a key influence to others such as Robert Fulton of the USA. This is the story of an unsung engineer of the industrial revolution and his ambition to develop the first powered vessel in the world. |
Contents
Introduction | 6 |
two The Steam Carriage | 16 |
List ofIllustrations 23 The Steam Carriage | 23 |
three Miller Taylor | 24 |
four The Dalswinton Boat | 32 |
The Dalswinton Boat | 39 |
The Dalswinton Boat Engine Details | 40 |
The Dalswinton Boat Engine Schematic Taylors Sketch 42 The Dalswinton Boat Engine | 41 |
Map The Forth Clyde Canal | 63 |
The 1801 Vessel Ex Symingtons Brief History of Steam Navigation | 70 |
The 1801 Vessel Ex Symingtons petition papers | 71 |
eight Dundas Symingtyon | 72 |
The Charlotte Dundas Ex Symingtons petition papers | 82 |
The Charlotte Dundas Cheffins Lithograph Harts Sketch | 83 |
The Charlotte Dundas The R I Sketch of Symingtons Model Starks Sketch | 84 |
Fultons 1803 Vessel | 95 |
The Dalswinton Boat Plan Elevation | 43 |
The 1789 Vessel | 44 |
Map The Bridgewater Canal | 59 |
Buonaparte | 60 |
seven Dundas Symington | 62 |
ten The Petition | 97 |
Symingtons Memorial Sketches | 107 |
eleven Summary | 108 |
The Charlotte Dundas Conjectural Plan Elevation | 118 |
Index 120143 | 120 |
Common terms and phrases
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