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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1889. Excerpt: ... INDEX. ADA ADAMS, Quincy, 78 Airy, G. 13, (Astronomer-Royal), 356, 379, 383, 385 Alexander IL, Emperor of Russia, 344, S62 Allport, Sir James, 222, 229 America, voyages to, 32, 63 Anticostl, Vignoles wrecked on isle of, 34 Antwerp, skirmish at, 21--600,000;. offered for taking, 21 Aston, Mr. (Secretary to Knglish Em-bassy, Paris), 167 Athenajnm Club, Vignoles a member of, 155 Athol, Duke of, 122 Atmospheric railways: --Arundel, 282 Dalkey, 190, 273 S. Devon, 284-5 Kingstown and Bray, 271 note--system, 284-5 Aujten, Mrs., 9 BAGSTER (inventor of steam-whistle), 131 note Bahia and San Francisco Railway, 372-3 Baird, Mr., 323, 326, 353 Baldwin, Mr, 137 Barlow, Professor, 125, 247, 258--on atmospheric railways, 284, note BRA Barlow, Mr. W. H., and St. Pancras Station, 227 Beaufort, Admiral, 286 Bell, Captain, 87, 353 Benson, the Misses, 325 note Bcrgen-op-Zoom, storming of, 22, 23-28 Bergin, Mr. Thomas, 331 Bergin's spring-buffers, 185 Beroldingen, Count, 295 et teq. Bejscr, M., 293 Bianconl, Mr. (introduced jaunting cars), 272 Bibikoff, General, 324 Bidder, Mr., 203, 393 Birkenshaw, Mr., 154 Birth of Vignoles, 5 Bismarck, Count de, 300 'Black Virgin, ' The, 324 Blacker, Mr., 4 and note Bloomfield, Lord, 322, 325, 327 Blumberg (Kieff contractor), 330 Bolivar, General, 69, 70 Bonney, Professor, 214 note Booth, Henry, 109, 130--multitubular boiler, 130--and buffers, 186--lubrication, 186 Boring apparatus, 336 Bradshaw, Mr., 114 note Braithwaite, John, 111, 127, 149, 200, 232--letter on ' Novelty, ' 134 Bramwell, Sir Frederick, 390 note 400 LIFE OF C. B. VIGNOLES BRA Brassey, Thomas, 158, 375 Bridge, Southwark, 90--over the Menai Straits, 380 note--over Severn, 176--near Morges, 372 Bridges of Vignoles: --Grand Canal Docks (Dublin), 187 Kicff Suspension,317; ch.xx.-
