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The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. Bridge building continued . In the autumn of 1800 he wrote : ' We have had a remarkable dry Summer and Autumn . ' ' The dry Season has been against the working upon Canals , but it has ...
The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. Bridge building continued . In the autumn of 1800 he wrote : ' We have had a remarkable dry Summer and Autumn . ' ' The dry Season has been against the working upon Canals , but it has ...
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... continued deplor- able . It is picturesquely described by Sir David Brewster : ' Previous to 1815 , ' he says , ' the sailing packets which plied between Dublin and Holyhead were often tossed for several days in a stormy sea ; and ...
... continued deplor- able . It is picturesquely described by Sir David Brewster : ' Previous to 1815 , ' he says , ' the sailing packets which plied between Dublin and Holyhead were often tossed for several days in a stormy sea ; and ...
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... continued his tour . The remainder of his long account need not be repeated . The days of his almost superhuman physical activity and endurance were clearly over , but at least Telford's mental output scarcely decreased . His liability ...
... continued his tour . The remainder of his long account need not be repeated . The days of his almost superhuman physical activity and endurance were clearly over , but at least Telford's mental output scarcely decreased . His liability ...
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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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