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DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Allan Ramsay" by William Henry Oliphant Smeaton. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Excerpt from Smeaton and Lighthouses: A Popular Biography, With an Historical Introduction and Sequel With these views we propose to connect the name of Summon with the interesting subject of light non sns. In the first place, we propose to present a brief history of Lighthouses, up to the time when Smeaton gave a type for this peculiar class of build ings upon dangerous and dificult points of coast; secondly, a general sketch of the life of Smeaton, so far as his very brief biographers will allow; and thirdly, a history of the improvements in Lighthouses which have been effected since the erection of the Eddystone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare ...