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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.

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Book category Books in English Mathematics & science Science: general issues History of science

• Full title: Papers, Literary, Scientific, Etc.
• Author: Fleeming Jenkin, Sidney Colvin, J. A. Ewing, Robert Louis Stevenson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 394
• EAN: 9781108068048
• ISBN: 1108068049
• ID: 02128877
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 500 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 22 mm
• Date of publishing: 02. January 2014

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