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... Rennie . 1819 to 1826. Menai and Conway Suspension Bridges . 1819. Death of James Watt . 1820. First President of the Institution of Civil Engineers . 1820 to 1825. Great North Road Surveys . 1821. Death of John Rennie . 1824 ...
... Rennie . 1819 to 1826. Menai and Conway Suspension Bridges . 1819. Death of James Watt . 1820. First President of the Institution of Civil Engineers . 1820 to 1825. Great North Road Surveys . 1821. Death of John Rennie . 1824 ...
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... Rennie had five years earlier worked out a similar suggestion for a single arch of 450 feet length and 150 feet above high water ; but Rennie had preferred a three arch iron bridge at another site . The estimated costs of Rennie's ...
... Rennie had five years earlier worked out a similar suggestion for a single arch of 450 feet length and 150 feet above high water ; but Rennie had preferred a three arch iron bridge at another site . The estimated costs of Rennie's ...
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... Rennie and Telford . Telford was ready , but Rennie had to excuse himself on the grounds of ill - health . Meanwhile , it was found that the Magistrates had expended all their funds , and further work was indefinitely postponed ...
... Rennie and Telford . Telford was ready , but Rennie had to excuse himself on the grounds of ill - health . Meanwhile , it was found that the Magistrates had expended all their funds , and further work was indefinitely postponed ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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