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Page 148
... Edinburgh University , car- ried out a detailed investigation from the chemical point of view . The report dealt fully with the existing sources of supply , noted the lack of any fixed principle in the type or size of existing pipes ...
... Edinburgh University , car- ried out a detailed investigation from the chemical point of view . The report dealt fully with the existing sources of supply , noted the lack of any fixed principle in the type or size of existing pipes ...
Page 157
... Edinburgh , de- signed by Mylne , commenced in 1763 and wrecked in 1769 when still not quite complete , the weight of the backing causing the side walls and a portion of the bridge to collapse . Telford probably heard and care- fully ...
... Edinburgh , de- signed by Mylne , commenced in 1763 and wrecked in 1769 when still not quite complete , the weight of the backing causing the side walls and a portion of the bridge to collapse . Telford probably heard and care- fully ...
Page 257
... Edinburgh and Glasgow . That he should have been called in to carry out these works in the two chief cities of his own country was a source of much pride and pleasure to him . The City of Edinburgh had been expanding rapidly during all ...
... Edinburgh and Glasgow . That he should have been called in to carry out these works in the two chief cities of his own country was a source of much pride and pleasure to him . The City of Edinburgh had been expanding rapidly during all ...
Contents
Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
William Jessop Civil Engineer 17451814 | 32 |
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