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The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb ... of the founding of any institution that has come to occupy such an important place as the Institution of Civil Engineers is likely to be of interest to more than its own members .
The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb ... of the founding of any institution that has come to occupy such an important place as the Institution of Civil Engineers is likely to be of interest to more than its own members .
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The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. The Letter Book of John Telford , Resident Engineer at the Western end of the Caledonian Canal , 1804-1806 . Lent by D. R. MacGillivray , Esq . Original correspondence between Telford ...
The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. The Letter Book of John Telford , Resident Engineer at the Western end of the Caledonian Canal , 1804-1806 . Lent by D. R. MacGillivray , Esq . Original correspondence between Telford ...
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The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. Poems chiefly in the Scottish Dialect . By Robert Burns , 1793 . ( Contains one poem by Telford . ) Sir Henry Raeburn , R.A. By Sir James Greig . Langholm as it was .
The Rise of Civil Engineering Sir Alexander Gibb. Poems chiefly in the Scottish Dialect . By Robert Burns , 1793 . ( Contains one poem by Telford . ) Sir Henry Raeburn , R.A. By Sir James Greig . Langholm as it was .
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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 | 7 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 357 pages |
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