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... activities at this time - vividly picturing his rest- less , confident ambition , already roving far beyond the bounds of his immediate occupation . ' Tis impossible for me , ' he writes , ' to inform you of much concerning myself . At ...
... activities at this time - vividly picturing his rest- less , confident ambition , already roving far beyond the bounds of his immediate occupation . ' Tis impossible for me , ' he writes , ' to inform you of much concerning myself . At ...
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... activities of a big harbour and naval base . He saw and could study engineering works in tidal areas , and made his first contact with what he would have called civil engineering as opposed to architecture . All the time he was ...
... activities of a big harbour and naval base . He saw and could study engineering works in tidal areas , and made his first contact with what he would have called civil engineering as opposed to architecture . All the time he was ...
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... activities , 283 , etc .; his passing ( Sept. 2 , 1834 ) , 289 ; permanence of his influence , 290 ; earnest , public - spirited , masterly , and modest , 291 , etc. LIST OF SOME ACTIVITIES Aqueducts , 302-307 Bridges , 302-307 Canals ...
... activities , 283 , etc .; his passing ( Sept. 2 , 1834 ) , 289 ; permanence of his influence , 290 ; earnest , public - spirited , masterly , and modest , 291 , etc. LIST OF SOME ACTIVITIES Aqueducts , 302-307 Bridges , 302-307 Canals ...
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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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