John Rennie manuscripts, 1839-1850.

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John Rennie manuscripts, 1839-1850.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/489760998

The collection is comprised of eleven original manuscripts on the History of Civil Engineering. Volume IV is missing from the collection.

0.80 cubic feet (2 manuscript boxes)

Purdue University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7601039

Purdue University Library

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Rennie, John, Sir, 1794-1874

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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...