Supercripts are denoted with a carat (^). Whole and fractional parts are displayed as 2-1/2. Italic text is displayed as _Text_. Mr. William Stirling, Civil Engineer, who devoted the last years of his life to writing this work, was born in Kilmarnock, Scotland, his father being the Rev. Robert Stirling, D.D., of that city, and his brothers, the late Mr. Patrick Stirling and Mr. James Stirling, the well known engineers and designers of Locomotive Engines for the Great Northern and South Eastern Railways respectively.…
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