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From Oban there would be an intercourse with the neighbouring Islands to the West , by means of Loch Etive , for a considerable way into the country to the East - From the Linnhe Loch the Lochs Creran and Leven pass into the country to ...
From Oban there would be an intercourse with the neighbouring Islands to the West , by means of Loch Etive , for a considerable way into the country to the East - From the Linnhe Loch the Lochs Creran and Leven pass into the country to ...
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The navigating large rivers naturally led early to the improving interior communications by means of artificial canals , and in most situations they are the most perfect means that have hitherto been discovered ; but they are limited by ...
The navigating large rivers naturally led early to the improving interior communications by means of artificial canals , and in most situations they are the most perfect means that have hitherto been discovered ; but they are limited by ...
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Severe depression spread over the country instead of the expected prosperity ; and the Government was driven to evolve means to assist trade and mitigate unemployment . One of the nethods adopted was the creation of a system for ...
Severe depression spread over the country instead of the expected prosperity ; and the Government was driven to evolve means to assist trade and mitigate unemployment . One of the nethods adopted was the creation of a system for ...
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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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| Title | The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
| Author | Sir Alexander Gibb |
| Publisher | A. Maclehose & Company, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 12 Jan 2006 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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