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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOL. II
- CHAPTER I THE BATTLE OF THE GAUGES
- CHAPTER II IRON BRIDGES
- CHAPTER III THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE
- CHAPTER IV THE HIGH IEVEL BRIDGE AT NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE
- CHAPTER V AFFAIRS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY
- CHAPTER VI ROBERT STEPHENSON AS POLITICIAN AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- CHAPTER VII ROBERT STEPHENSON IN LONDON SOCIETY
- CHAPTER VIII THE GREAT VICTORIA BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE IN CANADA
- CHAPTER IX CONCLUDING YEARS AT HOME AND ABROAD
- CHAPTER X LAST SCENES
- APPENDIX
- INDEX
CHAPTER X - LAST SCENES
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2014
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- ILLUSTRATIONS IN VOL. II
- CHAPTER I THE BATTLE OF THE GAUGES
- CHAPTER II IRON BRIDGES
- CHAPTER III THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE
- CHAPTER IV THE HIGH IEVEL BRIDGE AT NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE
- CHAPTER V AFFAIRS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE, DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY
- CHAPTER VI ROBERT STEPHENSON AS POLITICIAN AND MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
- CHAPTER VII ROBERT STEPHENSON IN LONDON SOCIETY
- CHAPTER VIII THE GREAT VICTORIA BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER ST. LAWRENCE IN CANADA
- CHAPTER IX CONCLUDING YEARS AT HOME AND ABROAD
- CHAPTER X LAST SCENES
- APPENDIX
- INDEX
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- The Life of Robert Stephenson, F.R.S.With Descriptive Chapters on Some of his Most Important Professional Works, pp. 258 - 268Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2014First published in: 1864