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south [saʊθ]1 noun∎ in the south au sud, dans le sud;∎ the region to the south of Edinburgh la région au sud d'Édimbourg;∎ two miles to the south trois kilomètres au sud;∎ look towards the south regardez vers le sud;∎ I was born in the south je suis né dans le Sud;∎ in the south of India dans le sud de l'Inde;∎ in the South of France dans le Midi (de la France);∎ the wind is in the south le vent est au sud;∎ the wind is coming from the south le vent vient ou souffle du sud;∎ History the South (of United States) le Sud, les États mpl du Sud∎ the south coast la côte sud;∎ in south London dans le sud de Londres;∎ in South India en Inde du Sud;∎ the South Atlantic/Pacific l'Atlantique m/le Pacifique Sud;∎ the South Seas les mers fpl du Sud;∎ the South Bank = complexe sur la rive sud de la Tamise réunissant des salles de concert, des théâtres et des musées;∎ the South Circular = voie rapide périphérique au sud de Londres3 adverbau sud; (travel) vers le sud, en direction du sud;∎ the village lies south of York le village est situé au sud de York;∎ the living room faces south la salle de séjour est exposée au sud;∎ the path heads (due) south le chemin va ou mène (droit) vers le sud;∎ walk south until you come to a main road marchez vers le sud jusqu'à ce que vous arriviez à une route principale;∎ I drove south for two hours j'ai roulé pendant deux heures en direction du sud;∎ we're going south for our holidays nous allons passer nos vacances dans le Sud;∎ I travelled south je suis allée vers le sud;∎ to sail south naviguer cap sur le sud;∎ it's 20 miles south of Birmingham c'est à 32 kilomètres au sud de Birmingham;∎ they live down south ils habitent dans le Sud;∎ south by east/west sud-quart-sud-est/-ouest;∎ further south plus au sud►► South Africa l'Afrique f du Sud;∎ in South Africa en Afrique du Sud;∎ the Republic of South Africa la République d'Afrique du Sud;1 nounSud-Africain(e) m,fsud-africain, d'Afrique du Sud;South America l'Amérique f du Sud;∎ in South America en Amérique du Sud; South American1 nounSud-Américain(e) m,fsud-américain, d'Amérique du Sud;South Australia l'Australie-Méridionale f;∎ in South Australia en Australie-Méridionale;Geography South Carolina la Caroline du Sud;∎ in South Carolina en Caroline du Sud;Geography South Dakota le Dakota du Sud;∎ in South Dakota dans le Dakota du Sud;South Georgia la Géorgie du Sud;Geography South Glamorgan le South Glamorgan, = comté du sud du pays de Galles;∎ in South Glamorgan dans le South Glamorgan;South Island l'île f du Sud;South Korea la Corée du Sud;∎ in South Korea en Corée du Sud; South Korean1 nounSud-Coréen(enne) m,f, Coréen(enne) m,f du Sudsud-coréen;South Pole le pôle Sud;∎ at the South Pole au pôle Sud;South Sea Bubble = krach financier de 1720 en Angleterre;South Sea Islands l'Océanie f;South Vietnam le Viêt-nam du Sud;∎ in South Vietnam au Viêt-nam du Sud; South Vietnamese1 nounSud-Vietnamien(enne) m,f;the South Vietnamese les Sud-Vietnamiens mplsud-vietnamien;South Wales le sud du pays de Galles;South Yemen le Yémen du Sud;∎ in South Yemen au Yémen du Sud;Geography South Yorkshire le South Yorkshire, = comté du nord de l'Angleterre;∎ in South Yorkshire dans le South Yorkshireⓘ THE SOUTH SEA BUBBLE Ce krach financier eut lieu en 1720, après que la "South Sea Company" eut repris à son compte la dette nationale britannique en échange du monopole du commerce sur les mers du sud. Cette nouvelle provoqua une ruée sur les actions de la compagnie et une spéculation avide, entraînant la chute des cours et la ruine de nombreux investisseurs. -
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1. noun1) (direction) Süden, derin/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden
to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
2) usu.2. adjectivefrom the South — aus dem Süden
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]3. adverbsüdwärts; nach Südensouth of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
* * *1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) der Süden2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) der Süden2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) südlich2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) Süd-...3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) südwärts- academic.ru/69059/southerly">southerly- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) südöstlich/-westlich2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) Südost/-west5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) südostwärts/-westwärts- south-easterly / south-westerly- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole* * *[saʊθ]Munich lies further to the \south München liegt weiter im Süden [o weiter südlich]to face the \south nach Süden zeigenthe kitchen faces the \south die Küche geht [o liegt] nach Südento veer/go to the \south in südliche Richtung [o nach Süden] drehen/gehenfrom the \south aus dem Süden; wind aus Süden, aus südlicher Richtungin the \south im Südenhe lives in the \south of England er lebt in Südengland [o im Süden Englands]to the \south of... südlich von...2. (southern part of England)▪ the S\south der Süden Englands3.4. (southern states of the USA)▪ the S\south die Südstaaten plII. adj1. (opposite of north) Süd-, südlichhe lives on the \south side of town er lebt im Süden der Stadtthe \south coast/side/wind die Südküste/-seite/der Südwinddue \south direkt [o genau] nach SüdenI was worth $11 million, 10 years later only $37 — it was a big trip \south ich hatte 11 Millionen Dollar, 10 Jahre später nur noch 37 — das war ein rasanter Absturzto face \south nach Süden zeigen; room nach Süden gehen [o liegen]to drive/go/travel \south nach Süden [o Richtung Süden] fahren/gehen/reisen\south of... südlich von...* * *[saʊɵ]1. nSüden min the south of — im Süden +gen
from the south — aus dem Süden; (wind) aus Süden
the wind is in the south — es ist Südwind
down south (be, live) — unten im Süden; go runter in den Süden
2. adjsüdlich; (in names) Süd-south London — Süd-London nt
South Wales — Südwales nt
3. advim Süden; (= towards the south) nach Süden, gen Süden (liter), südwärts (LITER, NAUT); (MET) in südliche Richtungsouth of one million ( US fig ) — weniger als eine Million
* * ** * *1. noun1) (direction) Süden, derin/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden
to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
2) usu.2. adjectiveSouth — (part lying to the south) Süden, der
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]3. adverbsüdwärts; nach Südensouth of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
* * *adj.südlich adj. adv.nach Süden ausdr. n.Süd- präfix.Süden nur sing. m. -
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1. noun1) (direction) Süden, derin/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden
to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
2) usu.2. adjectivefrom the South — aus dem Süden
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]3. adverbsüdwärts; nach Südensouth of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
* * *1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) der Süden2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) der Süden2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) südlich2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) Süd-...3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) südwärts- academic.ru/69059/southerly">southerly- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) südöstlich/-westlich2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) Südost/-west5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) südostwärts/-westwärts- south-easterly / south-westerly- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole* * *[saʊθ]Munich lies further to the \south München liegt weiter im Süden [o weiter südlich]to face the \south nach Süden zeigenthe kitchen faces the \south die Küche geht [o liegt] nach Südento veer/go to the \south in südliche Richtung [o nach Süden] drehen/gehenfrom the \south aus dem Süden; wind aus Süden, aus südlicher Richtungin the \south im Südenhe lives in the \south of England er lebt in Südengland [o im Süden Englands]to the \south of... südlich von...2. (southern part of England)▪ the S\south der Süden Englands3.4. (southern states of the USA)▪ the S\south die Südstaaten plII. adj1. (opposite of north) Süd-, südlichhe lives on the \south side of town er lebt im Süden der Stadtthe \south coast/side/wind die Südküste/-seite/der Südwinddue \south direkt [o genau] nach SüdenI was worth $11 million, 10 years later only $37 — it was a big trip \south ich hatte 11 Millionen Dollar, 10 Jahre später nur noch 37 — das war ein rasanter Absturzto face \south nach Süden zeigen; room nach Süden gehen [o liegen]to drive/go/travel \south nach Süden [o Richtung Süden] fahren/gehen/reisen\south of... südlich von...* * *[saʊɵ]1. nSüden min the south of — im Süden +gen
from the south — aus dem Süden; (wind) aus Süden
the wind is in the south — es ist Südwind
down south (be, live) — unten im Süden; go runter in den Süden
2. adjsüdlich; (in names) Süd-south London — Süd-London nt
South Wales — Südwales nt
3. advim Süden; (= towards the south) nach Süden, gen Süden (liter), südwärts (LITER, NAUT); (MET) in südliche Richtungsouth of one million ( US fig ) — weniger als eine Million
* * *south [saʊθ]A s1. Süden m:in the south of im Süden von (od gen);to the south of → C 3;from the south aus dem Südenthe South of Germany Süddeutschland n;a) Br Südengland n,b) US der Süden, die Südstaaten3. poet Süd(wind) mB adj südlich, Süd…C adv1. nach Süden, südwärts:go south US umga) sich verschlechtern (Lage etc),b) auf dem absteigenden Ast sein (Firma etc),c) in den Keller gehen (Kurse, Preise)S. abk1. Sabbath2. Saint Hl.3. Saturday Sa.4. Saxon5. Senate6. Socialist7. Society Ges.8. Socius, Fellow9. south S10. southern südl.So. abk1. south S2. southern südl.* * *1. noun1) (direction) Süden, derin/to[wards]/from the south — im/nach/von Süden
to the south of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
2) usu.2. adjectiveSouth — (part lying to the south) Süden, der
südlich; Süd[küste, -wind, -grenze, -tor]3. adverbsüdwärts; nach Südensouth of — südlich von; südlich (+ Gen.)
* * *adj.südlich adj. adv.nach Süden ausdr. n.Süd- präfix.Süden nur sing. m. -
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1 nounsud-ouest m;∎ in the south-west of the United States dans le sud-ouest des États-Unis∎ in south-west Scotland dans le sud-ouest de l'Écosse3 adverbau sud-ouest; (travel) vers le sud-ouest, en direction du sud-ouest;∎ it's south-west of London c'est au sud-ouest de Londres -
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1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sur2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sur
2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sur, meridional2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) del sur
3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) hacia el sur- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west
4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) sudeste; sudoeste2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) sudeste; sudoeste
5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) hacia el sudeste; hacia el sudoeste- south-eastern / south-western
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south n adj adv surtr[saʊɵ]1 sur nombre masculino1 sur, del sur, meridional1 (direction) hacia el sur; (location) al sur1 el Sur nombre masculino, el sur nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLSouth American sudamericano,-athe South Pacific el Pacífico Surthe South Pole el Polo Surthe South Seas los mares del SurSouth Wales Gales del Sursouth ['saʊɵ] adv: al sur, hacia el surthe window looks south: la ventana mira al surshe continued south: continuó hacia el sursouth adj: sur, del surthe south entrance: la entrada surSouth America: Sudamérica, América del Sursouth n: sur madj.• del sur adj.• meridional adj.• sur adj.adv.• al sur adv.• hacia el sur adv.n.• mediodía s.m.• sud s.m.• sur s.m.
I saʊθmass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) sur mthe south, the South — el sur, el Sur
b) ( region)the south, the South — el sur
a town in the south of Texas — una ciudad del sur or en el sur de Texas
2)the South — ( in US history) el Sur, los estados sudistas
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adverb al surthe house faces south — la casa da or mira al sur
[saʊθ]down south: they live down south viven en el sur; let's go down south — vayamos al sur
1.N (=direction) sur m ; (=region) sur m, mediodía mthe South of France — el sur de Francia, el mediodía francés, la Francia meridional
in the south of England — al sur or en el sur de Inglaterra
the wind is from the or in the south — el viento sopla or viene del sur
in the south of the country — al sur or en el sur del país
2.ADJ del sur, sureño, meridional3.ADV (=southward) hacia el sur; (=in the south) al sur, en el surthis house faces south — esta casa mira al sur or tiene vista hacia el sur
to sail due south — (Naut) ir proa al sur, navegar rumbo al sur
4.CPDSouth AfricanSouth Africa N — Suráfrica f, Sudáfrica f
South America N — América f del Sur, Sudamérica f ; South American
South Atlantic N — Atlántico m Sur
South Australia N — Australia f del Sur
South Carolina N — Carolina f del Sur
South Dakota N — Dakota f del Sur
South Georgia N — Georgia f del Sur
South Korea N — Corea f del Sur; South Korean
South Pacific N — Pacífico m Sur
the South Seas NPL — los mares del Sur, el mar austral
South VietnameseSouth Vietnam N — Vietnam m del Sur
South Wales N — Gales m del Sur
South West Africa N — África f del Suroeste
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I [saʊθ]mass noun1)a) (point of the compass, direction) sur mthe south, the South — el sur, el Sur
b) ( region)the south, the South — el sur
a town in the south of Texas — una ciudad del sur or en el sur de Texas
2)the South — ( in US history) el Sur, los estados sudistas
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down south: they live down south viven en el sur; let's go down south — vayamos al sur
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1. n мор. зюйд2. n юг, южная часть или область; южный район; южная окраина; южная оконечность3. n южные страныsouth american — житель Южной Америки; южноамериканский
south african — житель Южной Африки; южноафриканский
south atlantic — Южная Атлантика; южноатлантический
4. n южные штаты СШАsouth korean — житель Южной Кореи; южнокорейский
Empire State of the South — «Имперский штат Юга»
South Island — о-в Саут-Айленд, Южный остров
5. n южане, население южных районов6. n поэт. южный ветер7. n полит. -эк. Юг, менее развитые в техническом и экономическом отношении страны мира8. n «юг», один из четырёх игроков в бридж,9. a южный10. a мор. зюйдовый11. a обращённый к югу, выходящий на югsouth window — окно, выходящее на юг
a house exposed to the south — дом, обращённый на юг
12. adv к югу, на юг, в южном направлении13. adv с юга14. v редк. двигаться, направляться, уклоняться на юг или к югу; принимать южное направление15. v редк. задувать с югаmore tolerable climates to the south — более подходящие климатические условия расположенных к югу областей
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1. noun1) (the direction to the right of a person facing the rising sun, or any part of the earth lying in that direction: He stood facing towards the south; She lives in the south of France.) sul2) (one of the four main points of the compass.) sul2. adjective1) (in the south: She works on the south coast.) sul2) (from the direction of the south: a south wind.) sul3. adverb(towards the south: This window faces south.) para o sul- southern
- southerner
- southernmost
- southward
- southwards
- southward
- southbound
- south-east / south-west 4. adjective1) (in the south-east or south-west: the south-east coast.) (do) sudeste, sudoeste2) (from the direction of the south-east or south-west: a south-east wind.) de sudeste, sudoeste5. adverb(towards the south-east or south-west: The gateway faces south-west.) para sudeste, sudoeste- south-eastern / south-western
- the South Pole* * *[sauθ] n 1 sul, direção sul. the window faces south / a janela dá para o sul. 2 (também South) parte sul. 3 ( South) parte sul dos EUA, estados do sul dos EUA. • adj 1 sul. 2 do sul, meridional. 3 ( South) na parte sul, meridional. • adv 1 para o sul, vindo do sul. 2 no sul. down south no sul, para o sul. to the south of London ao sul de Londres. -
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[saʊθ]1. nsud m, meridione m, mezzogiornothe wind is from the south — il vento soffia da sud or da mezzogiorno
to veer to the south — (wind) girare verso sud
the South of France — il sud della Francia, la Francia del sud or meridionale
2. adjSouth Wales — il Galles del sud or meridionale
3. advthis house faces south — questa casa è esposta a sud or a mezzogiorno
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[sauθ]1. n հարավ. the south հարավային երկրներ.2. a հարավային.3. adv հա րավային ուղղությամբ. south of London Լոնդոնից հարավ -
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14 Greathead, James Henry
[br]b. 6 August 1844 Grahamstown, Cape Colony (now South Africa)d. 21 October 1896 Streatham, London, England[br]British civil engineer, inventor of the Greathead tunnelling shield.[br]Greathead came to England in 1859 to complete his education. In 1864 he began a three-year pupillage with the civil engineer Peter W. Barlow, after which he was engaged as an assistant engineer on the extension of the Midland Railway from Bedford to London. In 1869 he was entrusted with the construction of the Tower Subway under the River Thames; this was carried out using a cylindrical wrought-iron shield which was forced forward by six large screws as material was excavated in front of it. This work was completed the same year. In 1870 he set himself up as a consulting engineer, and from 1873 he was Resident Engineer on the Hammersmith and Richmond extensions of the Metropolitan District Railway. He assisted in the preparation of several other railway projects including the Regent's Canal Railway in 1880, the Dagenham Dock and the Metropolitan Outer Circle Railways in 1881, a new line from London to Eastbourne and a number of Irish light railways. He worked on a bill for the City and South London Railway, which was built between 1886 and 1890; here compressed air was used to prevent the inrush of water, a method for tunnelling which was generally adopted from then on. He invented apparatus for the application of water to excavate in front of the shield as well as for injecting cement-grout behind the lining of the tunnel.He was joint engineer with Sir Douglas Fox for the construction of the Liverpool Overhead Railway, and held the same post with W.R.Galbraith on the Waterloo and City Railway; he was also associated with Sir John Fowler and Sir Benjamin Baker in the construction of the Central London Railway. He died, aged 52, before the completion of some of these projects.[br]Further ReadingObituary, 1896, Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.O.Green, 1987, The London Underground: An Illustrated History', London: Ian Allan (in association with the London Transport Museum).P.P.Holman, 1990, The Amazing Electric Tube: A History of the City and South LondonRailway, London: London Transport Museum.IMcN -
15 Albert, Prince Consort
[br]b. 26 August 1819 The Rosenau, near Coburg, Germanyd. 14 December 1861 Windsor Castle, England[br]German/British polymath and Prince Consort to Queen Victoria.[br]Albert received a sound education in the arts and sciences, carefully designed to fit him for a role as consort to the future Queen Victoria. After their marriage in 1840, Albert threw himself into the task of establishing his position as, eventually, Prince Consort and uncrowned king of England. By his undoubted intellectual gifts, unrelenting hard work and moral rectitude, Albert moulded the British constitutional monarchy into the form it retains to this day. The purchase in 1845 of the Osborne estate in the Isle of Wight provided not only the growing royal family with a comfortable retreat from London and public life, but Albert with full scope for his abilities as architect and planner. With Thomas Cubitt, the eminent engineer and contractor, Albert erected at Osborne one of the most remarkable buildings of the nineteenth century. He went on to design the house and estate at Balmoral in Scotland, another notable creation.Albert applied his abilities as architect and planner in the promotion of such public works as the London sewer system and, in practical form, the design of cottages for workers, such as those in south London, as well as those on the royal estates. Albert's other main contribution to technology was as educationist in a broad sense. In 1847, he was elected Chancellor of Cambridge University. He was appalled at the low standards and narrow curriculum prevailing there and at Oxford. He was no mere figurehead, but took a close and active interest in the University's affairs. With his powerful influence behind them, the reforming fellows were able to force measures to raise standards and widen the curriculum to take account, in particular, of the rapid progress in the natural sciences. Albert was instrumental in ending the lethargy of centuries and laying the foundations of the modern British university system.In 1847 the Prince became Secretary of the Royal Society of Arts. With Henry Cole, the noted administrator who shared Albert's concern for the arts, he promoted a series of exhibitions under the auspices of the Society. From these grew the idea of a great exhibition of the products of the decorative and industrial arts. It was Albert who decided that its scope should be international. As Chairman of the organizing committee, by sheer hard work he drove the project through to a triumphant conclusion. The success of the Exhibition earned it a handsome profit for which Albert had found a use even before it closed. The proceeds went towards the purchase of a site in South Kensington, for which he drew up a grand scheme for a complex of museums and colleges for the education of the people in the sciences and the arts. This largely came to fruition and South Kensington today is a fitting memorial to the Prince Consort's wisdom and concern for the public good.[br]Further ReadingSir Theodore Martin, 1875–80, The Life of His Royal Highness, the Prince Consort, 5 vols, London; German edn 1876; French edn 1883 (the classic life of the Prince).R.R.James, 1983, Albert, Prince Consort: A Biography, London: Hamish Hamilton (the standard modern biography).L.R.Day, 1989, "Resources for the study of the history of technology in the Science Museum Library", IATUL Quarterly 3:122–39 (provides a short account of the rise of South Kensington and its institutions).LRD -
16 Coade, Eleanor
SUBJECT AREA: Architecture and building[br]b. 24 June 1733 Exeter, Devon, Englandd. 18 November 1821 Camberwell, London, England[br]English proprietor of the Coade Factory, making artificial stone.[br]Born Elinor Coade, she never married but adopted, as was customary in business in the eighteenth century, the courtesy title of Mrs. Following the bankruptcy and death of her father, George Coade, in Exeter, Eleanor and her mother (also called Eleanor) moved to London and founded the works at Lambeth, South London, in 1769 that later became famous as the Coade factory. The factory was located at King's Arms Stairs, Narrow Wall. During the eighteenth century, several attempts had been made in other businesses to manufacture a durable, malleable artificial stone that would be acceptable to architects for decorative use. These substances were not very successful, but Coade stone was different. Although stories are legion about the secret formula supposedly used in this artificial stone, modern methods have established the exact formula.Coade stone was a stoneware ceramic material fired in a kiln. The body was remarkable in that it shrank only 8 per cent in drying and firing: this was achieved by using a combination of china clay, sand, crushed glass and grog (i.e. crushed and ground, previously fired stoneware). The Coade formula thus included a considerable proportion of material that, having been fired once already, was unshrinkable. Mrs Coade's name for the firm, Coade's Lithodipyra Terra-Cotta or Artificial Stone Manufactory (where "Lithodipyra" is a term derived from three Greek words meaning "stone", "twice" and "fire"), made reference to the custom of including such material (such as in Josiah Wedgwood's basalt and jasper ware). The especially low rate of shrinkage rendered the material ideal for making extra-life-size statuary, and large architectural, decorative features to be incorporated into stone buildings.Coade stone was widely used for such purposes by leading architects in Britain and Ireland from the 1770s until the 1830s, including Robert Adam, Sir Charles Barry, Sir William Chambers, Sir John Soane, John Nash and James Wyatt. Some architects introduced the material abroad, as far as, for example, Charles Bulfinch's United States Bank in Boston, Massachusetts, and Charles Cameron's redecoration for the Empress Catherine of the great palace Tsarkoe Selo (now Pushkin), near St Petersburg. The material so resembles stone that it is often mistaken for it, but it is so hard and resistant to weather that it retains sharpness of detail much longer than the natural substance. The many famous British buildings where Coade stone was used include the Royal Hospital, Chelsea, Carlton House and the Sir John Soane Museum (all of which are located in London), St George's Chapel at Windsor, Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, and Culzean Castle in Ayrshire, Scotland.Apart from the qualities of the material, the Coade firm established a high reputation for the equally fine quality of its classical statuary. Mrs Coade employed excellent craftsmen such as the sculptor John Bacon (1740–99), whose work was mass-produced by the use of moulds. One famous example which was widely reproduced was the female caryatid from the south porch of the Erechtheion on the acropolis of Athens. A drawing of this had appeared in the second edition of Stuart and Revett's Antiquities of Athens in 1789, and many copies were made from the original Coade model; Soane used them more than once, for example on the Bank of England and his own houses in London.Eleanor Coade was a remarkable woman, and was important and influential on the neo-classical scene. She had close and amicable relations with leading architects of the day, notably Robert Adam and James Wyatt. The Coade factory was enlarged and altered over the years, but the site was finally cleared during 1949–50 in preparation for the establishment of the 1951 Festival of Britain.[br]Further ReadingA.Kelly, 1990, Mrs Coade's Stone, pub. in conjunction with the Georgian Group (an interesting, carefully written history; includes a detailed appendix on architects who used Coade stone and buildings where surviving work may be seen).DY -
17 Kirkaldy, David
[br]b. 4 April 1820 Mayfield, Dundee, Scotlandd. 25 January 1897 London, England[br]Scottish engineer and pioneer in materials testing.[br]The son of a merchant of Dundee, Kirkaldy was educated there, then at Merchiston Castle School, Edinburgh, and at Edinburgh University. For a while he worked in his father's office, but with a preference for engineering, in 1843 he commenced an apprenticeship at the Glasgow works of Robert Napier. After four years in the shops he was transferred to the drawing office and in a very few years rose to become Chief. Here Kirkaldy demonstrated a remarkable talent both for the meticulous recording of observations and data and for technical drawing. His work also had an aesthetic appeal and four of his drawings of Napier steamships were shown at the Paris Exhibition of 1855, earning both Napier and Kirkaldy a medal. His "as fitted" set of drawings of the Cunard Liner Persia, which had been built in 1855, is now in the possession of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich, London; it is regarded as one of the finest examples of its kind in the world, and has even been exhibited at the Royal Academy in London.With the impending order for the Royal Naval Ironclad Black Prince (sister ship to HMS Warrior, now preserved at Portsmouth) and for some high-pressure marine boilers and engines, there was need for a close scientific analysis of the physical properties of iron and steel. Kirkaldy, now designated Chief Draughtsman and Calculator, was placed in charge of this work, which included comparisons of puddled steel and wrought iron, using a simple lever-arm testing machine. The tests lasted some three years and resulted in Kirkaldy's most important publication, Experiments on Wrought Iron and Steel (1862, London), which gained him wide recognition for his careful and thorough work. Napier's did not encourage him to continue testing; but realizing the growing importance of materials testing, Kirkaldy resigned from the shipyard in 1861. For the next two and a half years Kirkaldy worked on the design of a massive testing machine that was manufactured in Leeds and installed in premises in London, at The Grove, Southwark.The works was open for trade in January 1866 and engineers soon began to bring him specimens for testing on the great machine: Joseph Cubitt (son of William Cubitt) brought him samples of the materials for the new Blackfriars Bridge, which was then under construction. Soon The Grove became too cramped and Kirkaldy moved to 99 Southwark Street, reopening in January 1874. In the years that followed, Kirkaldy gained a worldwide reputation for rigorous and meticulous testing and recording of results, coupled with the highest integrity. He numbered the most distinguished engineers of the time among his clients.After Kirkaldy's death, his son William George, whom he had taken into partnership, carried on the business. When the son died in 1914, his widow took charge until her death in 1938, when the grandson David became proprietor. He sold out to Treharne \& Davies, chemical consultants, in 1965, but the works finally closed in 1974. The future of the premises and the testing machine at first seemed threatened, but that has now been secured and the machine is once more in working order. Over almost one hundred years of trading in South London, the company was involved in many famous enquiries, including the analysis of the iron from the ill-fated Tay Bridge (see Bouch, Sir Thomas).[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsInstitution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland Gold Medal 1864.Bibliography1862, Results of an Experimental Inquiry into the Tensile Strength and Other Properties of Wrought Iron and Steel (originally presented as a paper to the 1860–1 session of the Scottish Shipbuilders' Association).Further ReadingD.P.Smith, 1981, "David Kirkaldy (1820–97) and engineering materials testing", Transactions of the Newcomen Society 52:49–65 (a clear and well-documented account).LRD / FMW -
18 Hopkinson, John
[br]b. 27 July 1849 Manchester, Englandd. 27 August 1898 Petite Dent de Veisivi, Switzerland[br]English mathematician and electrical engineer who laid the foundations of electrical machine design.[br]After attending Owens College, Manchester, Hopkinson was admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1867 to read for the Mathematical Tripos. An appointment in 1872 with the lighthouse department of the Chance Optical Works in Birmingham directed his attention to electrical engineering. His most noteworthy contribution to lighthouse engineering was an optical system to produce flashing lights that distinguished between individual beacons. His extensive researches on the dielectric properties of glass were recognized when he was elected to a Fellowship of the Royal Society at the age of 29. Moving to London in 1877 he became established as a consulting engineer at a time when electricity supply was about to begin on a commercial scale. During the remainder of his life, Hopkinson's researches resulted in fundamental contributions to electrical engineering practice, dynamo design and alternating current machine theory. In making a critical study of the Edison dynamo he developed the principle of the magnetic circuit, a concept also arrived at by Gisbert Kapp around the same time. Hopkinson's improvement of the Edison dynamo by reducing the length of the field magnets almost doubled its output. In 1890, in addition to-his consulting practice, Hopkinson accepted a post as the first Professor of Electrical Engineering and Head of the Siemens laboratory recently established at King's College, London. Although he was not involved in lecturing, the position gave him the necessary facilities and staff and student assistance to continue his researches. Hopkinson was consulted on many proposals for electric traction and electricity supply, including schemes in London, Manchester, Liverpool and Leeds. He also advised Mather and Platt when they were acting as contractors for the locomotives and generating plant for the City and South London tube railway. As early as 1882 he considered that an ideal method of charging for the supply of electricity should be based on a two-part tariff, with a charge related to maximum demand together with a charge for energy supplied. Hopkinson was one the foremost expert witnesses of his day in patent actions and was himself the patentee of over forty inventions, of which the three-wire system of distribution and the series-parallel connection of traction motors were his most successful. Jointly with his brother Edward, John Hopkinson communicated the outcome of his investigations to the Royal Society in a paper entitled "Dynamo Electric Machinery" in 1886. In this he also described the later widely used "back to back" test for determining the characteristics of two identical machines. His interest in electrical machines led him to more fundamental research on magnetic materials, including the phenomenon of recalescence and the disappearance of magnetism at a well-defined temperature. For his work on the magnetic properties of iron, in 1890 he was awarded the Royal Society Royal Medal. He was a member of the Alpine Club and a pioneer of rock climbing in Britain; he died, together with three of his children, in a climbing accident.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsFRS 1878. Royal Society Royal Medal 1890. President, Institution of Electrical Engineers 1890 and 1896.Bibliography7 July 1881, British patent no. 2,989 (series-parallel control of traction motors). 27 July 1882, British patent no. 3,576 (three-wire distribution).1901, Original Papers by the Late J.Hopkinson, with a Memoir, ed. B.Hopkinson, 2 vols, Cambridge.Further ReadingJ.Greig, 1970, John Hopkinson Electrical Engineer, London: Science Museum and HMSO (an authoritative account).—1950, "John Hopkinson 1849–1898", Engineering 169:34–7, 62–4.GW -
19 England, George
[br]b. 1811 or 1812 Newcastle upon Tyne, Englandd. 4 March 1878 Cannes, France[br]English locomotive builder who built the first locomotives for the narrow-gauge Festiniog Railway.[br]England trained with John Penn \& Sons, marine engine and boilermakers, and set up his own business at Hatcham Iron Works, South London, in about 1840. This was initially a general engineering business and made traversing screw jacks, which England had patented, but by 1850 it was building locomotives. One of these, Little England, a 2–2– 2T light locomotive owing much to the ideas of W.Bridges Adams, was exhibited at the Great Exhibition of 1851, and England then prospered, supplying many railways at home and abroad with small locomotives. In 1863 he built two exceptionally small 0–4–0 tank locomotives for the Festiniog Railway, which enabled the latter's Manager and Engineer C.E. Spooner to introduce steam traction on this line with its gauge of just under 2 ft (60 cm). England's works had a reputation for good workmanship, suggesting he inspired loyalty among his employees, yet he also displayed increasingly tyrannical behaviour towards them: the culmination was a disastrous strike in 1865 that resulted in the loss of a substantial order from the South Eastern Railway. From 1866 George England became associated with development of locomotives to the patent of Robert Fairlie, but in 1869 he retired due to ill health and leased his works to a partnership of his son (also called George England), Robert Fairlie and J.S.Fraser under the title of the Fairlie Engine \& Steam Carriage Company. However, George England junior died within a few months, locomotive production ceased in 1870 and the works was sold off two years later.[br]Bibliography1839, British patent no. 8,058 (traversing screw jack).Further ReadingAspects of England's life and work are described in: C.H.Dickson, 1961, "Locomotive builders of the past", Stephenson Locomotive Society Journal, p. 138.A.R.Bennett, 1907, "Locomotive building in London", Railway Magazine, p. 382.R.Weaver, 1983, "English Ponies", Festiniog Railway Magazine (spring): 18.PJGR -
20 Paxton, Sir Joseph
[br]b. 3 August 1801 Milton Bryant, Bedfordshire, Englandd. 8 June 1865 Sydenham, London, England[br]English designer of the Crystal Palace, the first large-scale prefabricated ferrovitreous structure.[br]The son of a farmer, he had worked in gardens since boyhood and at the age of 21 was employed as Undergardener at the Horticultural Society Gardens in Chiswick, from where he went on to become Head Gardener for the Duke of Devonshire at Chatsworth. It was there that he developed his methods of glasshouse construction, culminating in the Great Conservatory of 1836–40, an immense structure some 277 ft (84.4 m) long, 123 ft (37.5 m) wide and 67 ft (20.4 m) high. Its framework was of iron and its roof of glass, with wood to contain the glass panels; it is now demolished. Paxton went on to landscape garden design, fountain and waterway engineering, the laying out of the model village of Edensor, and to play a part in railway and country house projects.The structure that made Paxton a household name was erected in Hyde Park, London, to house the Great Exhibition of 1851 and was aptly dubbed, by Punch, the Crystal Palace. The idea of holding an international exhibition for industry had been mooted in 1849 and was backed by Prince Albert and Henry Cole. The money for this was to be raised by public subscription and 245 designs were entered into a competition held in 1850; however, most of the concepts, received from many notable architects and engineers, were very costly and unsuitable, and none were accepted. That same year, Paxton published his scheme in the Illustrated London News and it was approved after it received over-whelming public support.Paxton's Crystal Palace, designed and erected in association with the engineers Fox and Henderson, was a prefabricated glasshouse of vast dimensions: it was 1,848 ft (563.3 m) long, 408 ft (124.4 m) wide and over 100 ft (30.5 m) high. It contained 3,300 iron columns, 2,150 girders. 24 miles (39 km) of guttering, 600,000 ft3 (17,000 m3) of timber and 900,000 ft2 (84,000 m) of sheet glass made by Chance Bros, of Birmingham. One of the chief reasons why it was accepted by the Royal Commission Committee was that it fulfilled the competition proviso that it should be capable of being erected quickly and subsequently dismantled and re-erected elsewhere. The Crystal Palace was to be erected at a cost of £79,800, much less than the other designs. Building began on 30 July 1850, with a labour force of some 2,000, and was completed on 31 March 1851. It was a landmark in construction at the time, for its size, speed of construction and its non-eclectic design, and, most of all, as the first great prefabricated building: parts were standardized and made in quantity, and were assembled on site. The exhibition was opened by Queen Victoria on 1 May 1851 and had received six million visitors when it closed on 11 October. The building was dismantled in 1852 and reassembled, with variations in design, at Sydenham in south London, where it remained until its spectacular conflagration in 1936.[br]Principal Honours and DistinctionsKnighted 1851. MP for Coventry 1854–65. Fellow Linnaean Society 1853; Horticultural Society 1826. Order of St Vladimir, Russia, 1844.Further ReadingP.Beaver, 1986, The Crystal Palace: A Portrait of Victorian Enterprise, Phillimore. George F.Chadwick, 1961, Works of Sir Joseph Paxton 1803–1865, Architectural Press.DY
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