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Born at Glendinning in Eskdale the son of John Telford , Shepherd . 1759. Smeaton completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt patented his steam engine . 1771.
Born at Glendinning in Eskdale the son of John Telford , Shepherd . 1759. Smeaton completed the Eddystone Lighthouse . 1761. John Rennie born . 1767. Bridgewater Canal started . 1769. James Watt patented his steam engine . 1771.
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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 and James Watt and the firm of Boulton and Watt ...
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 and James Watt and the firm of Boulton and Watt ...
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John Telford , Memoranda by Davidson , in various handwritings . In possession of Institution of Civil Engineers . Three Pocket Note Books containing notes by Telford on his experiments on the strength of Iron , his South Wales Road ...
John Telford , Memoranda by Davidson , in various handwritings . In possession of Institution of Civil Engineers . Three Pocket Note Books containing notes by Telford on his experiments on the strength of Iron , his South Wales Road ...
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