Papers, Literary, Scientific, Etc. (Cambridge Library Collection - Technology)

Jenkin, Fleeming/ Colvin, Sidney (EDT)/ Ewing, J. A. (EDT)

Cambridge University Press（2014/01発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 394 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781108068048
• DDC分類 509.2

Full Description

An electrical engineer, university teacher and wide-ranging writer, Fleeming Jenkin (1833-85) filed thirty-five British patents in the course of his career. Edited by Sidney Colvin (1845-1927) and J. A. Ewing (1855-1935) and first published in 1887, this two-volume work brings together a selection of Jenkin's varied and engaging papers. The collection ranges from notes on his voyages as a marine telegraph engineer, to a critical review of Darwin's On the Origin of Species, essays on literature, and thoughts on technical education. A memoir written by Robert Louis Stevenson, his former student, provides biographical context and attests to Jenkin's many interests and talents across the arts and sciences. Volume 2 includes Jenkin's papers on political economy, scientific education, and applied science, notably marine telegraphy. Abstracts of his scientific papers, along with a list of his patents, form an appendix to the volume.

Contents

Part II. Papers by Fleeming Jenkin (cont.): 3. Political economy; 4. Scientific and technical education; 5. Applied science; Abstracts of scientific papers; List of patents.