Memoir of the life of Sir Marc Isambard Brunel : civil engineer, vice-president of the Royal Society, corresponding member of the Institute of France, &c. &c. &c /

Covering the whole of Marc Isambard Brunel's life, the chapters of this memoir include Insurrection in St. Domingo; Miss Kingdom imprisoned; and Brunel's claims to be the author of the block machinery vindicated. The full range of his inventions and works are covered as well as his persona...

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