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Alison was much taken with Telford , and his son , the historian of Modern Europe , relates in his autobiography that Telford ever felt a debt of gratitude to his father for , as he says , being the first gentleman to accept and treat ...
Alison was much taken with Telford , and his son , the historian of Modern Europe , relates in his autobiography that Telford ever felt a debt of gratitude to his father for , as he says , being the first gentleman to accept and treat ...
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The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. - proper and candid ' one on Telford's part, rather demurred.
The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. - proper and candid ' one on Telford's part, rather demurred.
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REFERENCES ( 1 ) Report of Thomas Telford , Robert Stevenson and Alexander Nimmo , Civil Engineers , recommending two extensive new seaports on the Rivers Dee and Mersey adjacent to Liverpool ; London , 16th May , 1828.
REFERENCES ( 1 ) Report of Thomas Telford , Robert Stevenson and Alexander Nimmo , Civil Engineers , recommending two extensive new seaports on the Rivers Dee and Mersey adjacent to Liverpool ; London , 16th May , 1828.
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Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
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