The Story of Telford: The Rise of Civil Engineering |
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Page 26
... success that was at times too dearly bought . But the industrial revolution found the country incapable of dealing with the rapidly increasing traffic . The growth of manufacturing areas involved the carrying of food to urban ...
... success that was at times too dearly bought . But the industrial revolution found the country incapable of dealing with the rapidly increasing traffic . The growth of manufacturing areas involved the carrying of food to urban ...
Page 52
... successful career in France . - I am not surprised at it , he was peculiarly fitted for that country . I have never heard ... success , which his natural talents merit , altho ' they might have been exercised in a more respectable manner ...
... successful career in France . - I am not surprised at it , he was peculiarly fitted for that country . I have never heard ... success , which his natural talents merit , altho ' they might have been exercised in a more respectable manner ...
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... successful completion of the Highland works . At a very early stage in the work on the canal , Tel- ford decided to ... success and avoid blame , it is prudent and advisable to have every matter considered with great care before it is ...
... successful completion of the Highland works . At a very early stage in the work on the canal , Tel- ford decided to ... success and avoid blame , it is prudent and advisable to have every matter considered with great care before it is ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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