Reports of the Late John Smeaton: Volume 4, Miscellaneous Papers, Comprising his Communications to the Royal Society, Printed in the Philosophical Transactions : Made on Various Occasions, in the Course of his Employment as a Civil Engineer

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Celebrated as the builder of the Eddystone Lighthouse near Plymouth, John Smeaton (1724–92) made major contributions to civil engineering. Posthumously published between 1812 and 1814, this four-volume illustrated set contains Smeaton's complete reports on the various engineering works he constructed during his career, and his technical papers.