Scottish Lighthouse Pioneers

Author : Paul A. Lynn
Publisher : Whittles
ISBN 13 : 9781849952651
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Lighthouse Pioneers written by Paul A. Lynn and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a personal story about some of the most famous engineers Scotland has ever produced and places the lives and work of the world-famous Stevenson lighthouse engineers in their social and historical context. It draws on eye witness accounts from Sir Walter Scott and Robert Louis Stevenson.

Author : Bella Bathurst
Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0062094742
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lighthouse Stevensons written by Bella Bathurst and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2011-06-28 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rain. In 1786 the Northern Lighthouse Trust was established, with Robert Stevenson appointed as chief engineer a few years later. In this engrossing book, Bella Bathhurst reveals that the Stevensons not only supervised the construction of the lighthouses under often desperate conditions but also perfected a design of precisely chiseled interlocking granite blocks that would withstand the enormous waves that batter these stone pillars. The same Stevensons also developed the lamps and lenses of the lights themselves, which "sent a gleam across the wave" and prevented countless ships from being lost at sea. While it is the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson that brought fame to the family name, this mesmerizing account shows how his extraordinary ancestors changed the shape of the Scotland coast against incredible odds and with remarkable technical ingenuity.

Author : Michael A. W. Strachan
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445658402
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Lighthouses written by Michael A. W. Strachan and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2016-11-15 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating pictorial history of Scottish lighthouses.

Author : Sharma Krauskopf
Publisher : Sharma Krauskopf
ISBN 13 : 0862818036
Total Pages : 87 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Scottish Lighthouses written by Sharma Krauskopf and published by Sharma Krauskopf. This book was released on 2001 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Donald S Murray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781849173278
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book For the Safety of All written by Donald S Murray and published by . This book was released on 2022-04-28 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bella Bathurst
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lighthouse Stevensons written by Bella Bathurst and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
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Download or read book Scottish Lighthouses written by and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Paul A. Lynn
Publisher : Whittles
ISBN 13 : 9781849951401
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Lighthouse on Skerryvore written by Paul A. Lynn and published by Whittles. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive account and an inspiring engineering story of this iconic Scottish lighthouse. The Lighthouse on Skerryvorealso discusses the personal background and complex personality of the remarkable Victorian engineer, Alan Stevenson, who designed and built it."

Author : Michael A. W. Strachan
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN 13 : 1445682524
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Kinnaird Head Lighthouse written by Michael A. W. Strachan and published by Amberley Publishing Limited. This book was released on 2019-09-15 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Michael Strachan tells the story of one of Scotland's great tourist attractions, with a wealth of previously unpublished images.

Author : A. D. Morrison-Low
Publisher : National Museums of Scotland
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Northern Lights written by A. D. Morrison-Low and published by National Museums of Scotland. This book was released on 2010 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In much of the Western world, wherever there are seacoasts, lighthouses exert a perennial fascination for people - in spite of the fact that modern technology has taken away the human element in operating them.