"A Design for making a Public Road under the Thames", AND "Extract of a Memoir on the Theory of Magnetism," and much else in "the Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts.

WARE, Samuel; Simeon Poisson, Olbers, Encke, Daniell, and many others.

Verlag: John Murray, London., 1824

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WARE, Samuel; Simeon Poisson, Olbers, Encke, Daniell, and many others. "A Design for making a Public Road under the Thames", AND "Extract of a Memoir on the Theory of Magnetism," and much else in "the Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts (of the Royal Society of Great Britain)". London, printed by John Murray, 1824, volume XVII. 8.5x5 , 408pp, 3 plates, plus a large folding schematic of the engineering proposal for building a road under the Thames. [++] Modern library cloth, nicely done, with reinforced hinges this is a very sturdy and workable copy. Provenance: Norwich (England) Public Library, with their bookplate and small rubber stamp on the rear of the plates. Evidence of old dampstaining, and foxing. Nice, crisp, copy for all of that. Very good copy. [++] There are a number of entertaining and interesting articles in this volume, including the following: Ware, Samuel. "A Design for making a Public Road under the Thames." This interesting article outlines a proposal and plan by Ware for building a convenient/strategic tunnel under the Thames. This proposal was made a year before the M. Isabord Brunel/Isambord Kingdom Brunel Thames Tunnel project, which when completed in 1843 was called the Eighth Wonder of the World, being the first tunnel built under a navigable river. This project was an incomplete success, as it was opened to only pedestrian traffic for decades until in 1869 it was modified to accept trains (which were smoking coal trains, not replaced with a cleaner electric variety until 1913). In any event the idea was to be able to transport goods under the Thames, which would replace the practice of across-the-Thames shipment that would necessitate stopping the very vigorous sailing traffic on the river. It is interesting to note that in the Ware plan it is the snaking approaches to the tunnel that would accept wagons and carriages are plainly visible; the Brunel plan called for such access but ran out of money before the commerce aspect of entering the tunnel was built. +++Also in the volume are: Poisson, Simeon Denis. "Extract of a Memoir on the Theory of Magnetism, read at the Academy of Sciences, 2 Feb 1824", pp 317-334; Daniell, Ferederic. "On Evaporation", pp 46-62; Olbers, Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias. "Remarks on the Catalogue of the Orbits of the Comets that have been hithertoo computed " pp85-96. Encke, Johann Franz. "Further Remarks on the Periodic Comets," pp 98-100. [++] From the Ware article: "The following particulars of the Estimate describe the mode of erecting the arch way: Compensation for the ground and buildings on the north side of the river and for the ground and buildings on the south side to form the approaches cofferdams in ten successive lengths or removes to keep out the water and strutting to keep up the ground; Steam Engiues to keep the works within the cofferdams dry and subsequently for draining the road should there be occasion; Digging out a channel in the bed of the river for the arch way and the ground for the approaches; Removing the refuse earth claying filling in and leveling two feet above the extrados of the arch Yorkshire; Ledgers for the foundations of the arch way and walls of the approaches and embankments and piling as occasion may require; Stone work cut in voussoirs of the arch and counter arch; Lining with lead 10lb to the foot superficial enveloping these arches; Super arch of brick work lined externally with tiles in; Centering for the arches; Forming and graveling the road ascending one foot perpendicular to twenty feet horizontal; Drains pipes foot paths and lamps; Embankments and other walls and parapets in the approaches; Facings to the entrances to the arch ways and tollhouses. Estimated amount of the above works 250,000 [pounds] Political Advantages: The communications by this road between the officers of government and the Mint; Trinity House Custom House and the Tower may be facilitated; A readier transfer of soldiers arms and stores t.

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• Titel: "A Design for making a Public Road under the Thames", AND "Extract of a Memoir on the Theory of Magnetism," and much else in "the Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and the Arts.
• Verlag: John Murray, London.
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1824
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good
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