Smith, William, civil engineer and geologist
Other Business Names:
- Somersetshire Coal Canal Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, Avon, South West, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Professional services
Engineering consultancy services - civil
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Professional services
Geological services
Notes:
William Smith, 1769-1839, was a pioneering geologist who earned his living through his other work as a civil engineer. Initially trained as a land surveyor at Stow on the Wold and from 1793-99 was surveyor for the Somersetshire Coal Canal Co. Subsequently worked on drainage and irrigation schemes for owners of landed estates who came to ask his advice on appraising their estates for location of coal resources and extraction, notably Earl of Sefton at Liverpool. Based at Bath, 1790s-1803; at London, 1803-19; and in northern England, 1819-39
Publications:
- Memoirs of William Smith LLD ... by his Nephew and Pupil, John Phillips, FRS, FGS, First Published in 1844; with an introduction to the life and times of William Smith and the William Smith lecture, 2000, by Hugh Torrens by Phillips, John
- New light on William Smith and his work by Cox, L R
- William Smith, civil engineer, geologist, 1769-1839 by Davis, Arthur G
- 'William Smith, LLD' in W Walker, Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Year 1807-8 by Walker, William
- William Smith, Richard Trevithick and Samuel Homfray. Their correspondence on steam engines, 1804-1806 by Eyles, Joan M
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Somersetshire Coal Canal Co
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Bath, Bath & North East Somerset, Avon, South West, England
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Professional services Engineering consultancy services - civil
- Professional services Geological services
Notes:
William Smith, 1769-1839, was a pioneering geologist who earned his living through his other work as a civil engineer. Initially trained as a land surveyor at Stow on the Wold and from 1793-99 was surveyor for the Somersetshire Coal Canal Co. Subsequently worked on drainage and irrigation schemes for owners of landed estates who came to ask his advice on appraising their estates for location of coal resources and extraction, notably Earl of Sefton at Liverpool. Based at Bath, 1790s-1803; at London, 1803-19; and in northern England, 1819-39Publications:
- Memoirs of William Smith LLD ... by his Nephew and Pupil, John Phillips, FRS, FGS, First Published in 1844; with an introduction to the life and times of William Smith and the William Smith lecture, 2000, by Hugh Torrens by Phillips, John
- New light on William Smith and his work by Cox, L R
- William Smith, civil engineer, geologist, 1769-1839 by Davis, Arthur G
- 'William Smith, LLD' in W Walker, Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Year 1807-8 by Walker, William
- William Smith, Richard Trevithick and Samuel Homfray. Their correspondence on steam engines, 1804-1806 by Eyles, Joan M