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Page 39
... assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improve- ment of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on be- half of the Harbour of Wick . Doubtless there were other ...
... assistance of Government to the provision of new , or the improve- ment of old , fishery harbours ; and in 1789 Sir John Sinclair had forwarded to the society a memorial on be- half of the Harbour of Wick . Doubtless there were other ...
Page 141
... assistance ... previous to the preparation of their report , ' resolved that Mr. Telford was a proper person to be consulted as Engineer . ' Being already convinced that a suspension bridge was the only type that suited the situation ...
... assistance ... previous to the preparation of their report , ' resolved that Mr. Telford was a proper person to be consulted as Engineer . ' Being already convinced that a suspension bridge was the only type that suited the situation ...
Page 149
... assistance was responsible for the extensions and im- provements that , carried out by John Gibb , initiated a new era for the harbour . But the works , started in 1810 , had been scarcely finished , when in 1815 the pier head was badly ...
... assistance was responsible for the extensions and im- provements that , carried out by John Gibb , initiated a new era for the harbour . But the works , started in 1810 , had been scarcely finished , when in 1815 the pier head was badly ...
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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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