Surgeon, chemist, lecturer, consultant, architect, builder, gentleman scientist, inventor (1793–1875)

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A steam-driven carriage on the route between London and Bath passes through the streets of a village as bystanders watch its progress. Colour process print after H. Pyall after G. Morton, ca. 1828.

The life and times of Sir Goldsworthy Gurney : gentleman scientist and inventor, 1793-1875 / Dale H. Porter.

A course of lectures on chemical science, as delivered at the Surrey Institution / By Goldsworthy Gurney.

Specification of Goldsworthy Gurney : apparatus for raising or generating steam.

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Gurney, Goldsworthy, Sir, 1793-1875

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A course of lectures on chemical science, as delivered at the Surrey Institution / By Goldsworthy Gurney.

Specification of Goldsworthy Gurney : apparatus for raising or generating steam.