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The Bell Rock Lighthouse
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Eleven miles out to sea off the coast of Scotland, the deadly Bell Rock Reef had terrorized seamen for centuries. This is the story of young engineer Robert Stevenson who dreamed of building a ligh...
Eleven miles out to sea off the coast of Scotland, the deadly Bell Rock Reef had terrorized seamen for centuries. This is the story of young engineer Robert Stevenson who dreamed of building a lighthouse on the treacherous rock though it meant going up against the Westminster establishment, distinguished engineers, greedy financiers—and above all, the elements.
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- Creator
- BBC (Firm)
- Included Title
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- The Bell Rock Lighthouse
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- [Place of publication not identified] : BBC (Firm), [2003]
- New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2017
- ©2003
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 39 sec)) : sound, color
- digital
- video file
- Originally released by BBC (Firm), 2003.
- Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on July 18, 2017.
- Streaming video file.
- Closed-captioned.
- Northern Light House Board, Edinburgh (3:52); Stevenson's Lighthouse Design (3:09); Lighthouse Design (3:58); Lighthouse Workmen (1:42); 1807: The First Season (3:53); Temporary Beacon House (2:59); Religious Conflict (3:48); Winter Work (3:33); 1808: The Second Season (3:52); Response to Slow Progress (3:48); 1809: The Third Season (6:00); 1810: The Final Season (4:10); Who Was the True Designer? (1:39); Credits: The Bell Rock Lighthouse (0:55)
Subjects
- Industrial revolution--United States.
- Industrial revolution--Europe.
- World history.
- Engineering.
- Hungary--History--Uprising of 1848-1849.
- Industrial revolution.
- Civil engineering.
- Enlightenment--Europe.
- Europe--History.
- Germany--History--Revolution, 1848-1849.
- Transportation engineering.
- Italy--History--Revolution of 1848.
- Poland--History--Revolution of 1848.