Early_career John_Farey_Jr.

illustration on mechanics in british encyclopaedia, 1809

at age of fourteen farey commenced make drawings illustrative plates of rees s cyclopædia , edinburgh encyclopiedias, tilloch s magazine, gregory s mechanics , mechanical dictionary, pantalogia, , many other scientific works. edited of these, , contributed others.

for rees s cyclopædia, appeared serially between 1802 , 1820, farey wrote several articles, including articles on machinery, manufactures, mechanics, mill, steam engine, water etc.

he came possession of manuscript , drawings of engineer john smeaton , made extensive use of them in writing , drawing. involved in production of second volume of smeaton s reports (1812), plates engraved wilson lowry.

in 1819 went russia month, engaged civil engineer in construction of ironworks.