Abstract
THESE three works are directly concerned with railways, though each of them deals with a different aspect of the many-sided subject. It would be out of place in these columns to review in detail each of the publications; they may, however, suggest a few thoughts not inappropriate to the columns of a scientific periodical.
Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of his Inventions.
By Francis Trevithick. 2 vols. (London: E. and F. Spon, 1872.)
Life and Labours of Mr. Brassey, 1805–1870.
By Arthur Helps. (London: Bell and Daldy, 1872.)
Railways or no Railways; or, The Battle of the Gauges Renewed.
By Robert F. Fairlie. (London: Effingham Wilson, 1872.)
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Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of his Inventions Life and Labours of Mr. Brassey, 1805–1870 Railways or no Railways; or, The Battle of the Gauges Renewed . Nature 6, 510–513 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/006510a0
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