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Donkin, Bryan (1768–1855), inventor and engineer, was born at Fountain Hall, near Sandoe in Northumberland, on 22 March 1768. He was the third son of a family of eight and his father, John Donkin, an acquaintance of John Smeaton, was a land agent and surveyor for a number of estates, including those of the ...
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Subjects: Engineering and Technology ; Engineering (General)
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