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... of engineering activities , what may seem an almost excessive use has been made of such letters as remain . ... occurrences in engineering has been included to provide the background to Telford's activities ; and for the sake of ...
... of engineering activities , what may seem an almost excessive use has been made of such letters as remain . ... occurrences in engineering has been included to provide the background to Telford's activities ; and for the sake of ...
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Moreover those two years had introduced him to all the 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 ...
Moreover those two years had introduced him to all the 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 ...
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Glasgow , and the Clyde , 103 ; on Aberdeen , 109 ; LIST OF SOME John Gibb as associate , 110 ; ACTIVITIES transforms Wick , 112 ; aids Aqueducts , 302-307 Sweden , 115 ; strenuous journey- Bridges , 302-307 ing , 137 ; bridging Menai ...
Glasgow , and the Clyde , 103 ; on Aberdeen , 109 ; LIST OF SOME John Gibb as associate , 110 ; ACTIVITIES transforms Wick , 112 ; aids Aqueducts , 302-307 Sweden , 115 ; strenuous journey- Bridges , 302-307 ing , 137 ; bridging Menai ...
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Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
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