Sir Richard Tangye 1833-1906: A Cornish Entrepreneur in Victorian Birmingham
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'We launched the Great Eastern and she launched us' - Sir Richard Tangye. In January 1858 Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Eastern, at that point the largest ship ever built, was, after several failed attempts, finally launched into the Thames. The powerful hydraulic jacks that enabled the ship to get afloat were manufactured by Tangye Brothers of Birmingham. For this firm of Cornish-born engineers the launch of this great ship was the breakthrough...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1512207918
ISBN13:9781512207910
Release Date:June 2015
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:74 Pages
Weight:0.24 lbs.
Dimensions:0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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