The great stink of London : Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the cleansing of the Victorian capital
Halliday, Stephen1999
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In the sweltering summer of 1858 the stink of sewage from the polluted river Thames was extremely offensive. Engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette was chosen to change the city's outdated sanitation system. This text examines his great achievement.
Main title:
The great stink of London : Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the cleansing of the Victorian capital / Stephen Halliday ; foreword by Adam Hart-Davis.
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Imprint:
Stroud : Sutton, 1999.
Collation:
xiii, 210p., [8]p. of plates : ill. (some col.), facsim., maps, ports. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-206) and index.
ISBN:
9780750919753 (hbk)
Dewey class:
942.1081942.1'081
Language:
English
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BRN:
232036