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44: 823: 808: 776: 233:. Taylor took out another patent in 1815, for decomposing animal oils into gas. This discovery led Taylor & Martineau into 1823 to what Philip Taylor's son later wrote of as "the battle of the gases": the commercial contest between 195:. This machine was improved over time and became widely adopted; it was known as the "Cornish rolls". Two years later, in 1798, when he was only 19 years old, he became the manager of this mine. Taylor’s sons and 891: 579:, Technology and Culture Vol. 21, No. 1 (Jan. 1980), pp. 1–28, at p. 8 and p. 16. Published by: The Johns Hopkins University Press on behalf of the Society for the History of Technology. Stable URL: 225:, but as Taylor & Martineau became widely diversified. One of Taylor's interests was sugar refining, for which he took out a patent in 1815 for a pressure method for separation of sugar from 505: 876: 786: 248:, Cornwall. This mine employed over 3,000 people and became the most productive in Cornwall, yielding almost 450,000 tons of copper ore. He was also mineral agent to the 881: 542: 362:
for his parents' silver wedding anniversary, an organ work for his sister's wedding, and three piano fantasias written as gifts for Taylor's daughters.
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in 1829, and contributed articles to scientific journals. A list of his publications may be found in the appendix of R. Burt,
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at their country home in Wales. While there, Mendelssohn composed several works, including his operetta
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derived from coal and from oils. John Taylor's direction in the 1820s, however, was back into mining.
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on 26 June 1832, holding the office of treasurer till September 1861. He was one of the founders of
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Cornish Mining: The Techniques of Metal Mining in the West of England, Past and Present
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to transport the ore from Consolidated Mines and others nearby to the port at
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The Lamp of Learning: Taylor & Francis And Two Centuries Of Publishing
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Committee members of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
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Ronalds, B.F. (February 2018). "Peter Finch Martineau and his Son".
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Technology, Chemistry, and the Law in Early 19th-Century England
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An historical sketch of the origin and progress of gas-lighting
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In 1824 he also began a major expansion of the copper mines at
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From 1803 to 1817 Taylor oversaw the construction of the
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John Taylor, mining entrepreneur and engineer, 1779–1863
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In 1819 Taylor raised the £65,000 needed to re-open the
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Presidents of the Smeatonian Society of Civil Engineers
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In 1829, Taylor and his family played host to composer
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Many of Taylor’s business interests were backed by the
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Statements concerning the Profits of Mining in England
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In 1812 Taylor set up as a chemical manufacturer at
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They began a family at Holwell House, 206:, which linked the town of Tavistock to 647: 543:Oxford Dictionary of National Biography 460: 14: 839: 674:Bennett, John; Vernon, Robert (2002). 632: 535: 533: 500: 498: 387: 385: 383: 381: 379: 377: 375: 301:, and was one of the founders of the 214:, where cargo was loaded into ships. 178: 705:. Taylor & Francis. p. 33. 598:. Simpkin & Marshall. p. 95 581:https://www.jstor.org/stable/3103985 413: 288: 742: 530: 495: 281:In 1836 he erected a new engine at 24: 748: 539: 511:. Cornwall Council. Archived from 440:"BBC Inside Out – Tavistock Canal" 372: 25: 903: 799: 821: 806: 792:Dictionary of National Biography 774: 540:Newell, Edmund. 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John Taylor (civil engineer)

Norwich
London
John Taylor
Susannah Taylor
Philip Taylor
Richard Taylor
Edward Taylor
Sarah Austin
Daniel Pring
Norwich
mining engineer
John
Susannah Taylor
Philip Taylor
Martineau family
Wheal Friendship
Tavistock, Devon
Peter Finch Martineau
Tavistock Canal
Morwellham Quay
River Tamar
Stratford, Essex
vitriol
molasses
naphtha
gas lighting
Consolidated Mines
Gwennap

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