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Eddystone
Eddystone , lighthouse, 135 ft (41 m) high, on dangerous rocks in the English Channel, S of Plymouth, SW England. It is the fourth lighthouse on the site (the first was begun in 1696) built between 1878 and 1882 and designed by James Douglas. ... Read more
John Smeaton
John Smeaton , 1724-92, English civil engineer. He became an instrument maker, improved navigation instruments, and carried out many experiments on mechanical apparatus. Between 1750 and 1755 his interests turned increasingly to engineering, as evidenced by a number of papers read before the Royal S... Read more
cement
cement binding material used in construction and engineering, often called hydraulic cement, typically made by heating a mixture of limestone and clay until it almost fuses and then grinding it to a fine powder. When mixed with water, the silicates and aluminates in the cement undergo a chemical re... Read more
Plymouth
Plymouth city (1991 pop. 238,583) and district, Devon, SW England, on Plymouth Sound. The three towns that Plymouth has comprised since 1914 are Plymouth, Stonehouse, and Devonport. Modern Plymouth is well situated on a peninsula between the estuaries of the Plym and Tamar rivers. The southern wate... Read more

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Eddystone
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Eddystone , lighthouse, 135 ft (41 m) high, on dangerous rocks in the English Channel, S of Plymouth, SW England. It is the fourth lighthouse on the site (the first was begun in 1696) built between 1878 and 1882 and designed by James Douglas.
John Smeaton
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...most famous engineering project: the reconstruction of the Eddystone Lighthouse in the English Channel. Great Britain was becoming...along and in its coastal waters were of vital importance. Eddystone was one of the most important sites. It was a half, and...
Plymouth
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...points of interest on the Hoe are the old Royal Citadel (17th cent.), the upper part of Smeaton's lighthouse brought from Eddystone , an Armada memorial, and a naval war memorial. Also noteworthy are the marine-biological laboratories, the aquarium...
Smeaton, John
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...aptitude which won him rapid recognition as a craftsman and instrument-maker. He was commissioned to rebuild the lighthouse on Eddystone Rock, 15 miles south of Plymouth, and completed this in 1759 with a remarkably innovative design which set the pattern for...
cement
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...engineer, rediscovered the correct proportions when he made up a batch of cement using clayey limestone while rebuilding the Eddystone lighthouse off the coast of Cornwall, England. In the United States, production of cement at first relied on processing...
Spanish Armada
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea ...known legend of Sir Francis Drake and his game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. The first shots of the battle were fired off the Eddystone on 21 July. The Spanish fleet was sailing in a crescent-shaped formation, too strong for the English ships to attack in...
Devon
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...the serge trade at Exeter and for 20 miles round, and at Plymouth left good descriptions of the new dockyard and the first Eddystone lighthouse. Twenty years later, another visitor, Defoe , was ecstatic, finding the shire ‘so full of great...

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Eddystone Rocks
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Eddystone Rocks a rocky reef off the coast of Cornwall, SW of Plymouth. The reef was the site of the earliest lighthouse (1699) built on rocks fully exposed to the sea.
Locomotives
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...proved to be highly inventive contributors to locomotive development. The Baldwin works, first in Philadelphia and later in Eddystone, Pennsylvania, became the nation's largest locomotive builder. Norris developed some early export business: one of his...
Smeaton, John
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...won him rapid recognition as a craftsman and instrument‐maker. He was commissioned to rebuild the lighthouse on Eddystone Rock, 15 miles south of Plymouth, and completed this in 1759 with a remarkably innovative design which set the pattern for...

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Eddystone Residents Gravitate to D.C.'s Center
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/5/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...daily routines of the residents of the Eddystone apartment complex in downtown Washington...to hunker down underscored one of the Eddystone's major attractions. As Moschak put...strip of restaurants and cafes. The Eddystone is on one of the most architecturally...
PECO TO CONVERT TWO EDDYSTONE UNITS TO CO-FIRE WITH NATURAL GAS; PROJECT TO CREATE JOBS, SAVE COSTS, REDUCE EMISSIONS
PR Newswire; 9/13/1993; 700+ words ; ...reduce the cost of electricity from its Eddystone Generating Station in southern Delaware...it will convert the Units 3 and 4 at Eddystone to burn natural gas and oil to power...Located along the Delaware River, Eddystone Station is PECO's largest non-nuclear...
The loss of the Eddystone Light. (England's Eddystone Lighthouse)
Magazine article from: Weatherwise; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words ; ...the autumn of 1703, the keepers at the Eddystone Lighthouse took it upon themselves to...disreputable navigational hazard: the Eddystone Rocks. The lighthouse, located 14 miles...channel when Winstanley sailed for the Eddystone Light on the morning of Friday, November...
EIGHT-MONTH, $54 MILLION PROJECT UNDERWAY AT PE'S EDDYSTONE STATION
PR Newswire; 8/26/1992; 700+ words ; ...54 MILLION PROJECT UNDERWAY AT PE'S EDDYSTONE STATION PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire...week a major maintenance project at its Eddystone Generating Station in Delaware County...list of inspections and improvements. Eddystone, located just south of Philadelphia...
New light on Eddystone: Alison Barnes reveals a new discovery about the Eddystone lighthouse: the first of its kind to be built on rocks in the sea.(FRONTLINE)
Magazine article from: History Today; 9/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...WEST of Plymouth lies the treacherous Eddystone reef, a collection of shark-tooth...may be near Plymouth, the sea at the Eddystone is usually a maelstrom of churning waves...part of the seventeenth century, the Eddystone reef, straddling the entrance to Plymouth...
Eddystone, Pa., Economic Research Firm to Merge with Massachusetts Company.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 5/8/2001; 700+ words ; ...research and consulting company based in Eddystone, has been sold and will merge with a...and regions of the world." WEFA's Eddystone facility will remain in operation, but...We'll probably have about 150 in Eddystone. It's just too early to tell," he...
Uncertainty over Power-Plant Tax Clouds Budget in Eddystone, Pa.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 9/13/2001; 700+ words ; ...Tribune Business News Sep. 13--EDDYSTONE, Pa.--When Bill Euker hops on his...the Ridley School District, and to Eddystone Borough. Until last year, electricity...much-needed cash. "The residents of Eddystone lived with this power plant in their...
EDDYSTONE UNIT 1 RETURNS TO SERVICE AFTER THREE-MONTH $28 MILLION OUTAGE
PR Newswire; 11/6/1991; 700+ words ; EDDYSTONE UNIT 1 RETURNS TO SERVICE AFTER THREE...Company (NYSE: PE) said Unit 1 at its Eddystone Generating Station in Delaware County...electricity. It is one of four units at Eddystone, which is PE's largest fossil-fueled...
Swedish Paper Company Establishes American Headquarters in Eddystone, Pa.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 3/10/2001; 700+ words ; ...established its North American headquarters in Eddystone, Delaware County, with ambitious plans...America has 56 employees at its offices in Eddystone's Baldwin Tower, and plans to add...decision to expand corporate operations in Eddystone is yet another sign of economic revival...
PECO AND EPRI SHARE AWARD FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AT EDDYSTONE
PR Newswire; 10/30/1992; 700+ words ; ...SHARE AWARD FOR TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCES AT EDDYSTONE The Instrument Society of America (ISA...In a ceremony Wednesday, Nov. 4, at Eddystone Generating Station, in Delaware County...EPRI M&D Center, located at Eddystone has increased the efficiency and reliability...