James Slight (engineer)
James Slight may refer to: * Jim Slight (1855–1930), Australian cricketer * James Slight, 19th century British agricultural writer, who wrote ''The Book of Farm Implements & Machines'' with Robert Scott Burn * James Slight (engineer) (1785–1854), lighthouse engineer, assistant to Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson may refer to: * Robert Stevenson (actor and politician) (1915–1975), American actor and politician * Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer * Robert Stevenson (director) (1905–1986), Engl ...

Jim Slight
James Slight (20 October 1855 – 9 December 1930) was an Australian cricketer who played in one Test match in 1880. Slight played first-class cricket as a batsman for Victoria from 1874 to 1888, but was never able to replicate at state level his heavy scoring for South Melbourne, where his score of 279 in 1882-83 is still the club record. He toured England in 1880 with the Australian team and played in the first Test to be held in England, but his tour was marred by illness. Slight was also a leading Australian rules footballer for South Melbourne Football Club in the Victorian Football Association The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ... (VFA) as well as a field umpire, who, in 1879, umpired the first ever interstate Australian rules match.Atkinson, p. 184. Refer ...
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Robert Scott Burn
Robert Scott Burn (14 February 1825 – 31 January 1901) was a Scottish engineer and author, known as prolific writer between 1850 and 1860 on a wide range of subjects ranging from agriculture, building construction and mechanical engineering to architectural and technical drawing. Biography Born at Lauder in the Scottish Borders, Burn received his education as engineer as apprentice at Watson, Ross and Co. in Edinburgh, who were working as agricultural and brewing engineers. After working at the Main Point Foundry in Edinburgh, he visited the United States. Back in the United Kingdom he settled in Stockport as consulting agricultural engineer.Institution of Mechanical Engineers (Great Britain).Robert Scott Burn in: ''Proceedings – Institution of Mechanical Engineers,'' Memoirs May 1901, p. 466 Late 1840s Burn came into prominence with some technical innovations. He developed an improved roller gin, used in separating the seed from cotton, and made some improvements to steam ...
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James Slight (engineer)
James Slight may refer to: * Jim Slight (1855–1930), Australian cricketer * James Slight, 19th century British agricultural writer, who wrote ''The Book of Farm Implements & Machines'' with Robert Scott Burn * James Slight (engineer) (1785–1854), lighthouse engineer, assistant to Robert Stevenson Robert Stevenson may refer to: * Robert Stevenson (actor and politician) (1915–1975), American actor and politician * Robert Stevenson (civil engineer) (1772–1850), Scottish lighthouse engineer * Robert Stevenson (director) (1905–1986), Engl ...