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... completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt ... completed Stockton and Darlington Rail- way . 1826. St. Katharine's Docks , Port of London , completed . 1827. Don ...
... completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt ... completed Stockton and Darlington Rail- way . 1826. St. Katharine's Docks , Port of London , completed . 1827. Don ...
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... he re- mained consulting engineer to the canal with a regular retainer until his death . Long before the completion of the Ellesmere and Shrewsbury Canals , Telford's position among Canal Engineers was well SHREWSBURY CANAL COMPLETED 37.
... he re- mained consulting engineer to the canal with a regular retainer until his death . Long before the completion of the Ellesmere and Shrewsbury Canals , Telford's position among Canal Engineers was well SHREWSBURY CANAL COMPLETED 37.
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... completed removing the mountain clay from the entrance , was adopted from the necessity of the case , and was found upon calculation of even less expense than any Cofferdam , even had that usual expedient been practicable . As soon as ...
... completed removing the mountain clay from the entrance , was adopted from the necessity of the case , and was found upon calculation of even less expense than any Cofferdam , even had that usual expedient been practicable . As soon as ...
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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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