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THE JOURNAL

Vol 52 – No. 1 – 1980-81

CONTENTS

Pg iv – Officers and Council, 1980-81

Pg 1 – The Introduction of the Corliss Engine to Britain
James L. Wood BSc (Member)

Pg 15 – Thomas Stevenson (1818-1887)
John M. Townson, PhD, M.I.C.E.

Pg 31 – The Early Development of the Ljungstrom Radial Flow Steam Turbine
Thomas Sheriff (Member)

Pg 49 – David Kirkaldy and Engineering Materials Testing
Denis Smith, PhD, MSc, D.I.C. (Member)

Pg 67 – The Evolution of Iron Truss Bridges to 1850
John G. James (Member)

Pg 103 – Antecedents and Anticipations of the Newcomen Engine
G.J. Hollister-Short, PhD, MA, MSc, D.I.C.

Pg 119 – John Frederic La Trobe-Bateman – Water Engineer
Peter Russell

Pg 139 – Roman Waterways in the Fens
Presidential Address by David H. Tew, MA

Pg 151 – Industrial History Through Film
R.L. Hills, PhD, MA, D.I.C. (Member of Council)

Pg 161 – Summer Meeting in Oxford, 1981
J.G.B. Hills (Member)

Pg 171 – George Stephenson: A Symposium to Commemorate the 200th Anniversary of his Birth

Pg 209 – Manchester Ship Canal Meeting

Pg 215 – Annual Report of Council 1980-81

Pg 219 – Obituary Notices

Pg 223 – List of Members

Pg 247 – Index