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Definition of Trevithick
1. Noun. English engineer who built the first railway locomotive (1771-1833).
Lexicographical Neighbors of Trevithick
Literary usage of Trevithick
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1899)
"John Wesley often visited him during his visits to Cornwall; and for the last
twenty y ears of his i life Trevithick was a methodist class leader. ..."
2. Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal, Exhibiting a View of the Progressive by Robert Jameson, Sir William Jardine, Henry D Rogers (1859)
"Contributions to the Biography of Richard Trevithick, CE By R. EDMONDS, Esq., jun.,
... So, to the honour of Trevithick, the public are now inquiring why no ..."
3. Bibliotheca Cornubiensis: A Catalogue of the Writings, Both Manuscript and by George Clement Boase, William Prideaux Courtney (1878)
"Life of Richard Trevithick with an account of his inventions. ... Communicated by
the inventor Mr. Richard Trevithick of ..."
4. The Edinburgh New Philosophical Journal (1859)
"So, to the honour of Trevithick, the public are now inquiring why no ... One of
the reasons, doubtless, is, that Trevithick was scarcely known except by his ..."
5. Memoirs of the Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the by William Walker (1864)
"Richard Trevithick, inventor of the first high pressure steam- engine, ...
Trevithick was a pupil of William Bull, an engineer practising at that time in ..."
6. A Practical Treatise on Rail-roads, and Interior Communication in General by Nicholas Wood (1838)
"Trevithick and Vivian's Engine. Messrs. Trevithick and Vivian, in the specification
of their patent, gave a drawing of their engine, applied to move a ..."
7. Civil Engineer and Architect's Journal (1839)
"This tended to throw a damp on such plans, and when Trevithick proposed a ...
Trevithick and Vivian erected several of their high pressure engines in Wales ..."
8. A Course of Lectures on Natural Philosophy and the Mechanical Arts by Thomas Young (1845)
"As early as 1802, Mr. Trevithick constructed a high-pressure engine, ... Mr.
Trevithick consequently turned his attention to railroads ; but a difficulty ..."
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