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A respected hydraulic engineer, William Henry Wheeler (1832-1915)
established himself as an authority in the fields of low-lying land
reclamation and drainage, embanking, and the improvement of tidal
rivers and harbours. First published in 1868, Wheeler's historical
work on the Fens of South Lincolnshire is reissued here in its much
expanded second edition of 1896. It discusses in detail the
reclamation of the fenland in the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries. The coverage includes a history of each of
the districts, the Acts of Parliament involved, the pumping
machinery used, the management of the highways and waterways, the
agriculture and geology of the area, and the costs associated with
the whole reclamation project. Another of Wheeler's works, The
Drainage of Fens and Low Lands (1888), is also reissued in this
series. The books remain a rich source of information for local
historians and civil engineers.
A respected hydraulic engineer, William Henry Wheeler (1832-1915)
established himself as an authority in the fields of low-lying land
reclamation and drainage, embanking, and the improvement of tidal
rivers and harbours. Based on articles written for The Engineer in
1887, he published this more substantial work in 1888 to provide a
practical point of reference for those working on existing drainage
systems or designing and implementing new schemes. Drawing on
first-hand knowledge of the low-lying fens of England and the
polders of Holland, Wheeler describes the processes of drainage by
gravitation and steam power. The book also includes chapters on
lifting and draining water using the scoop wheel, the Archimedean
screw pump and the centrifugal pump. Providing also a wealth of
operational facts relating to pumping stations in England and
abroad, this remains a rich source of information for those
interested in the history of civil engineering.
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William Henry Wheeler
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