Bücher von William Henry Wheeler

The Drainage of Fens and Low Lands by Gravitation and Steam Power is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1888.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Published in 1888 by the hydraulic engineer William Henry Wheeler (1832-1915), this work describes the methods and machinery used to drain the fens and polders of England and Holland in the nineteenth century. It is a reference tool for maintaining existing drainage systems or designing and implementing new systems.

First published in 1868 by the hydraulic engineer W. H. Wheeler (1832-1915), this work on the Fens of South Lincolnshire is reissued here in its much expanded second edition of 1896. It covers the reclamation of fenland from political and economic perspectives, touching also on engineering methods.