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Rennie, John

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Rennie, John, FRS; civil engineer

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Rennie, John, of Add MS 11815

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British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001033.0x00023c

Epithet: of Add MS 35752

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Epithet: engineer

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John Rennie was born on 30 August 1794 in London, second son of civil engineer, John Rennie (1761-1821), and younger brother of George Rennie (1791-1866). Following his education at Isleworth and at Greenwich, he entered his father's manufactory in Holland Street, London, where he acquired a practical knowledge of civil engineering. In 1815, he assisted his father in the construction of Southwark Bridge, later travelling abroad to study the great engineering works in Europe in 1819. On the death of his father in 1821, he remained in partnership with his brother George, conducting the civil engineering portion of the business. Using plans that had been prepared by his father, Rennie completed the construction of London Bridge, which was opened in 1831, the year in which he was knighted.

Rennie succeeded his father as engineer to the Admiralty, completing various works at Sheerness, Woolwich, Plymouth, Ramsgate, and the great breakwater at Plymouth, of which he published an account in 1848. He spent much of his career making additions and alterations to various harbours on different parts of the coast, both in England and in Ireland. He completed the drainage works in the Lincolnshire fens commenced by his father, and, in conjunction with Thomas Telford, constructed the Nene outfall near Wisbech from 1826 until 1831. Between 1827 and 1828, he restored the harbour of Boston, and made various improvements on the Welland. Rennie was elected a member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1844, becoming its president in 1845. In 1852, he laid out a system of railways in Sweden, for which he received the order of Gustavus Vasa. Retiring circa 1862, he died on 3 September 1874 at Bengeo, near Hertford.

From the guide to the John Rennie collection, 1857, (Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge)

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Rennie, John

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(XXV. ff. 348). 26 Aug.-10 Oct. 1804.includes:f. 1 Captain Mallachy Fallon: Letters to D. Campbell: 1804-1805. f. 3 Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1801-1805. ff. 5, 255 John Foster, Chancellor of the Exchequer i... 26 Aug 1804-10 Oct 1804

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Title: (XXV. ff. 348). 26 Aug.-10 Oct. 1804.includes:f. 1 Captain Mallachy Fallon: Letters to D. Campbell: 1804-1805. f. 3 Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore: Letters to the 3rd Lord Hardwicke: 1801-1805. ff. 5, 255 John Foster, Chancellor of the Exchequer i... 26 Aug 1804-10 Oct 1804

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Scientists Collection 1563-1973

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Scientists Collection, 1563-1973

Title: Scientists Collection 1563-1973

The Scientists Collection is comprised of individual letters and small groups of correspondence from American, British, French, and German scientists during the past three centuries. Although the content is highly varied, there is significant strength in astronomy, natural history, conchology, and geology. Among the scientists better represented in the collection are the astronomers William Radcliffe Birt, J.F.W. Herschel, and Franz Xaver von Zach; the conchologists A.D. Brown, Fred L. Button, Otto Mörch, Alfred Newton, Christian M. Poulsen, Temple Prime, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, and A. G. Wetherby; the physical scientists George Biddell Airy, Arnold Sommerfeld, Ferdinand R. Hassler, and Max Planck; the archaeologist Jean François Nadaillac; the philosopher William Whewell; and the naturalists Walter Henry Bates, Robert Chambers, Edme Dupuget, Robert Kaye Greville, Joseph Henry, John Stevens Henslow, John Lubbock, and Herbert Spencer.

ArchivalResource: 5.75 Linear feet; 13 upright boxes, 8 oversize folders.

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John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884 1783-1884

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John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884, 1783-1884

Title: John Edward Gray papers, 1783-1884 1783-1884

These are primarily letters to Gray on various aspects of natural history, with many references to collections at the British Museum of Natural History. There are numerous letters from British scientists and from European colleagues. There are letters from Americans too, such as those from Agassiz which relate to his Florida expeditions and the creation of natural history collections.

ArchivalResource: 5.0 Linear feet, Ca. 500 items.

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Vol. XIV (ff. 142). Aug. 1810-6 Jan. 1811.Navy; England: Papers of C. P. Yorke as First Lord of the Admiralty: 1810-1812.includes:f. 1 Henry Nicholls, of St James's Square: Letter to C. P. Yorke: 1810.f. 3 Rear-Admiral James Wilkes Maurice: Letter t... Aug 1810-6 Jan 1811

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Vol. XIV (ff. 142). Aug. 1810-6 Jan. 1811.Navy; England: Papers of C. P. Yorke as First Lord of the Admiralty: 1810-1812.includes:f. 1 Henry Nicholls, of St James's Square: Letter to C. P. Yorke: 1810. f. 3 Rear-Admiral James Wilkes Maurice: Letter t...

Title: Vol. XIV (ff. 142). Aug. 1810-6 Jan. 1811.Navy; England: Papers of C. P. Yorke as First Lord of the Admiralty: 1810-1812.includes:f. 1 Henry Nicholls, of St James's Square: Letter to C. P. Yorke: 1810.f. 3 Rear-Admiral James Wilkes Maurice: Letter t... Aug 1810-6 Jan 1811

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Sir James Paget correspondence, 1784-1932 1784-1932

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Sir James Paget correspondence, 1784-1932, 1784-1932

Title: Sir James Paget correspondence, 1784-1932 1784-1932

These letters were assembled by Lady Paget as a collection of autographs. Most are addressed to Paget, and their subjects include medicine, science, and family.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 Linear feet, 196 items

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John Rennie collection 1857

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John Rennie collection, 1857

Title: John Rennie collection 1857

ArchivalResource: Correspondence (2 leaves)

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James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

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Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

Title: James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

These papers consist of correspondence concerning temperature, wind, and weather reports of the Hudson Bay region, 1848; resolutions of condolence to Coffin's son, Seldon J. Coffin, from students and alumni of Lafayette College after Coffin's death, 1873; newspaper articles; an illustration of James H. Coffin; and the original manuscript of Winds of the Northern Hemisphere. Additional correspondence of James Henry Coffin exists elsewhere in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, especially in the Joseph Henry Collection, Record Unit 7001, and Meteorological Project Records, Record Unit 60.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

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Copy of a plan of Dover Castle, Town, and Harbour, drawn in 1581, by, or for the use of, Thomas Digges, Esq., of Wootton, in Kent, who was employed as head engineer to restore the Harbour, drawn on a scale of fifteen poles to an inch;-Colored plan of... 1581-1805

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Title: Copy of a plan of Dover Castle, Town, and Harbour, drawn in 1581, by, or for the use of, Thomas Digges, Esq., of Wootton, in Kent, who was employed as head engineer to restore the Harbour, drawn on a scale of fifteen poles to an inch;-Colored plan of... 1581-1805

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Autograph collection, 1816-1917 1816-1917

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Autograph collection, 1816-1917, 1816-1917

Title: Autograph collection, 1816-1917 1816-1917

There are 153 letters in this collection, many addressed to Aubrey Lackington Moore, an English writer who tried to reconcile evolution and traditional Christianity. Some letters discuss scientific questions of the day, while others are formal social notes. Also includes 24 clipped signatures, inlcuding those of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland; Goerge Bentham; H. A. Bruce; S. H. Butcher; Matthewss Duncan; Percy Gardner; George Gritchett; G. Grote; Alfred Cort Haddon; Sir Prescott Gardner Hewitt; William Guyer Hunter; Thomas Henry Huxley; John Lingard; Thomas Babington Macauley; Miss K. Aubrey Moore; Louis Pasteur; Sir John Russell Reynolds, bart.; Thomas Smith; James Leigh Strachan-Davidson; Agnes Strickland; and Arthur Thomason.

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Rennie, John, active 1849, at Edinburgh

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MACKENZIE PAPERS. Vol. XIX. History of the Family of Mackenzie, transcript of a manuscript work attributed to Sir George Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat, 1st Earl of Cromarty (d. 1714). Printed, as far as f. 79b, from the same source (itself apparently a ... 1849

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Title: MACKENZIE PAPERS. Vol. XIX. History of the Family of Mackenzie, transcript of a manuscript work attributed to Sir George Mackenzie, Viscount Tarbat, 1st Earl of Cromarty (d. 1714). Printed, as far as f. 79b, from the same source (itself apparently a ... 1849

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British Franklin Search Expedition Canada Arctic Archipelago 1857-1859

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British Franklin Search Expedition Canada Arctic Archipelago 1857-1859
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British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition Canada Arctic Archipelago 1845-1848

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British Naval Northwest Passage Expedition Canada Arctic Archipelago 1845-1848
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Franklin Jane 1792-1875

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Franklin Jane 1792-1875
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Gray, John Edward

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Gray, John Edward
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Humphreys, A. A. (General)

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Humphreys, A. A. (General)
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McClintock Francis Leopold 1819-1907

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McClintock Francis Leopold 1819-1907
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Moore, E. M., collector.

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Moore, E. M., collector.
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Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899

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Paget, James, Sir, 1814-1899
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Rennie John 1794-1874

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Rennie John 1794-1874
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Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

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United States of America

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Knockbride, Cavan

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Edinburgh, Scotland

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Dover, Kent

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Belfast, Antrim

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Dublin, Ireland

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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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Pokrovskij, the Ukraine

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Killarney, Kerry

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Leverington, Cambridgeshire

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Kyancutta, S. Australia

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Tristan da Cunha Isle, S. Atlantic Ocean

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Rennie, John

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Rennie, John, active 1849, at Edinburgh

Rennie, John

Rennie, John, FRS; civil engineer

Rennie, John, engineer

Rennie, John, of Add MS 11815

Rennie, John, of Add MS 35752

Rennie, John, active 1849, at Edinburgh

Wisbech, Cambridgeshire

United States of America

Knockbride, Cavan

Edinburgh, Scotland

Dover, Kent

Belfast, Antrim

Dublin, Ireland

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Pokrovskij, the Ukraine

Killarney, Kerry

Leverington, Cambridgeshire

Kyancutta, S. Australia

Tristan da Cunha Isle, S. Atlantic Ocean

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