Thomas Stevenson 1818–1887

GENERAL REFERENCES

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• Plans by the Stevenson Firm in the National Library of Scotland and catalogued by D. Alan Stevenson (1891–1972).
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• Stevenson, A. Account of Skenyvore Lighthouse, Report to Commissioners of Northern Lights, Neill & Co., Edinburgh 1835.
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• The Royal Society, Catalogue of Scientific Papers, 1800–63, 1864–73, 1874–83.
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• Description of the holophotal system of illuminating lighthouses. Edin. Trans. Scot. Soc. Arts, Vol. IV, 1850, pp. 1–19.
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• On dipping and apparent lights on sunk reefs and pierheads of harbours; with description of an apparent light, the illumination of which is derived from a distant lamp situated on the shore, erected on a sunk rock in the Bay of Stornoway. Edin. Trans. Scot. Soc. Arts, Vol. IV, 1856, pp. 276–291.
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• On azimuthal condensing apparatus of unequal power, adapted for fixed and revolving lighthouses placed on islands near the shore, Edin. New Phil. Journ. Vol. XIII, 1861, pp. 273–279.
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• Description of some new forms of Photometer. Edin. New Phil. Journ. Vol. XVII, pp. 208–214.
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• Notice as to the illumination of beacons at sea by electricity communicated through wires connected with the shore. (1867) Edin. Trans. Scot. Soc. Arts Vol. VII, 1868, pp. 306–309.
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• Some new arrangements for lighthouse illumination, including those of the Tay leading lights. (1867) Edin. Trans. Scot. Soc. Arts Vol. VII, 1868, pp. 540–546.
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• Description of a paraboloidal reflector for lighthouses, consisting of silvered facets of ground glass; and of a differential holophote. Brit. Assoc. Rep. XLI, 1871 (Sect.), pp. 37–38.
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• On an improved optical arrangement for azimuthal condensing apparatus for lighthouses. Nature, Vol. 12, 1875, pp. 333 — 335.
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• On the holophotal combination of several flames in one optical apparatus for lighthouse illumination. (1875) Trans. Scot. Soc. Arts Vol. 9, 1878, pp. 321 —325.
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• On the vertical distribution of the light from lighthouses placed at high elevations above the sea-level. (1878) Nature, Vol. 19, 1879, pp. 19–20.
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• Early experiments on the conduction of electricity by submarine wires for illuminating distant places, and proposals for the division of the light into separate lights. Nature, Vol. 19, 1879, pp. 302 — 303.
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• New modes of showing different characteristics over small arcs in azimuth from the same lighthouse apparatus. (1879) Nature, Vol. 21, 1880, pp 156— 157.
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• Mode of masking or cutting off sharply the light from revolving apparatus on any desired compass-bearing by means of a reciprocating screen. Nature, Vol. 23, 1881, pp. 560 —561.
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• Notes on Experiments for the Board of Trade, made at the South Foreland Lighthouse by Trinity House on Lighthouse Illuminants. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin. Vol. 13, 1886, p. 494.
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• Some account of levelling instruments, with a description of one of an improved form. Edin. New Phil. Journ. Vol. XXXVII., 1844, pp. 101–107.
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• Description of a portable cofferdam, adapted specially for works in exposed situations. Edin. New Phil. Journ. Vol. XLV., 1851, pp. 213–219.
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• Observations on the relation between the height of waves and their distance from the windward shore. Edin. New Phil. Journ. Vol. LIII., 1852, pp. 358–360.
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• On the reduction in the height of waves after passing into harbours. Edin. New Phil. Journ. Vol. LIV., 1853, pp. 378–379.
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• On the destructive effects of the waves of the sea on the north-east shores of Shetland. Proc. Roy. Soc. Edin. Vol. IV., 1862, pp. 200–201.
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• Notice of an accurate and easily applied method of ascertaining the direction of the wind by observing the reflected image of the clouds. Edin. New Phil. Journ. Vol. II, 1885, pp. 33–35.
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• Description of a simple method of measuring small elevations of the level of the surface of fluids, applicable to Lind's Anemometer and suitable for other purposes (S.M.S. Report 1859), Edin. Trans. Scot. Soc. Arts Vol. VI, 1864, p. 103.
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• On ascertaining the intensity of storms by the calculation of barometric gradients. (1867) Scot. Met. Soc. Journ. Vol. II, 1869, pp. 132— 136.
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• Remarks on the investigation of climates. Nature, Vol. 15, 1877, pp. 556— 557.
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• On the formation of cloud due to irregularities of the earth's surface. (1876) Scot. Met. Soc. Journ., Vol. 5, 1880, pp. 16—18.
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• Observations of atmospheric refraction in azimuth. (1876) Scot. Met. Soc. Journ., Vol. 5, 1880, pp 18— 19.
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• Observations of the simultaneous force of the wind at different heights above the earth's surface. (1878) Scot. Met. Soc. Journ., Vol. 5, 1880, pp. 103 — 108.
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• Description of arrangements for observations of sea and river temperatures with thermometers continuously immersed. (1879) Scot. Met. Soc. Journ., Vol. 5, 1880, pp. 260— 262.
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• Description of an instrument for exploring dark cavities which are inaccessible to direct light. (1879) Nature, Vol. 21, 1880, p. 14.
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