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Document Format
Unfortunately a single consistent approach to layout and style was not used for
all of the articles and books, but that does not detract from their contents.
For the purpose of publishing Derek's work on this site the majority of the
articles and books have been converted into single Adobe PDF files from the
original Microsoft Word file(s). Every effort has been made to perform the
conversions without introducing formatting and referencing errors, but if you do
come across mistakes then please let me know by
sending an email detailing
the problem. Unfortunately, there are two articles ('Suspension
Bridges in Britain in the Early Nineteenth Century' and 'The Newcomen Society -
How Much Did Brunel Really Know About Suspension Bridges or Did Davies Gilbert
Know Better? Clifton Suspension Bridge, 1831') where the original Word files
have been lost and the printed manuscripts have been scanned to produce the PDF
files.
The PDF files do not have a security method applied to them so there
are few restrictions on what can be done with a a document. For example, you are
free to print one of Derek's articles or cut and paste its contents. However, if
you use Derek's work then please be good enough to give him the attribution he
deserves.
Please be aware that the Thames Tunnel and Henry Marc Brunel books are just
under 8 MB in size, while the Clifton Suspension Bridge book is about 5.5 MB. Hence it
will take a few moments to download one of these books using a broadband Internet
connection.
In order to view the PDF articles and books you will need Adobe Reader installed on your computing device. This program can be downloaded for
free from:
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