William john macquorn rankine

betekenis & definitie

eng. ingenieur, geb. 1820 te Edinburg, prof. te Glasgow, overl. 1872; schreef: Manual of applied mechanics (15de dr. 1894), Manual of the steamengine (14de dr. 1897), Manual of civil engineering (20ste dr. 1897), Manual of machinery and millwork (7de dr. 1887), Shipbuilding (1869).