In 1876 he returned to Britain as the new Chair of Engineering at the Yorkshire College (which later became the University of Leeds in 1904), before finally serving as the Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh from 1885 until his death.
He returned to Britain as the new Chair of Engineering at the Yorkshire College (which later became the University of Leeds in 1904). This was before finally serving as the Regius Professor of Engineering at the University of Edinburgh from 1885 until his death. This was in 1876.