Author:Goldsworthy Gurney

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Goldsworthy Gurney
(1793–1875)

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English surgeon, chemist, lecturer, consultant, architect, builder, gentleman scientist, and inventor.

Works

Course of Lectures on Chemical Science, as delivered at the Surrey Institution, 1823.
Observations on Steam Carriages on Turnpike Roads, &c., with the Report of the House of Commons, 1832.
Evidence in Report from the Select Committee on Steam Carriages (1834)
- Part 1
- Part 2
Account of the Invention of the Steam-jet or Blast, and its Application to Steamboats and Locomotive Engines (in reference to the claims put forth by Mr. Smiles in his Life of George Stephenson), 1859.
Observations pointing out a means by which a Seaman may identify Lighthouses, and know their Distance from his Ship in any position or bearing of the Compass, 1864.

Works about Gurney

"Gurney, Goldsworthy," in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885–1900) in 63 vols.

Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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