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... tion , and also that some experiments to be made before I can speak with much certainty . - I am much inclined to think that the whole is practicable . The expense would be very con- siderable , but it would be diminished by the value ...
... tion , and also that some experiments to be made before I can speak with much certainty . - I am much inclined to think that the whole is practicable . The expense would be very con- siderable , but it would be diminished by the value ...
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... tion of the proposals was that an exaggerated enthusiasm for suspension bridges was engendered throughout the country . Telford's report on the proposed Glasgow - Berwick Railway belongs to this period , and deserves more than casual ...
... tion of the proposals was that an exaggerated enthusiasm for suspension bridges was engendered throughout the country . Telford's report on the proposed Glasgow - Berwick Railway belongs to this period , and deserves more than casual ...
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... tion's position and status improved from year to year and may be said to have been finally recognised when , in 1828 , after considerable labour , the high , and then much less usual , distinction of a Royal Charter was granted . Within ...
... tion's position and status improved from year to year and may be said to have been finally recognised when , in 1828 , after considerable labour , the high , and then much less usual , distinction of a Royal Charter was granted . Within ...
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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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