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... appointed to it , married in June 1784 and one may assume that the alterations were in anticipation of that event . Alison was much taken with Telford , and his son , the historian of Modern Europe , relates in his autobiography that ...
... appointed to it , married in June 1784 and one may assume that the alterations were in anticipation of that event . Alison was much taken with Telford , and his son , the historian of Modern Europe , relates in his autobiography that ...
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... appointed General Agent , Surveyor , Engineer , Architect and Overlooker to the Ellesmere Canal , on a salary of £ 500 a year , out of which he was to keep his own clerk and confidential foreman , and to meet his own expenses . He had ...
... appointed General Agent , Surveyor , Engineer , Architect and Overlooker to the Ellesmere Canal , on a salary of £ 500 a year , out of which he was to keep his own clerk and confidential foreman , and to meet his own expenses . He had ...
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... appointed engineer of the Glasgow Waterworks , established in 1806 , and completely reorganised the supply which had been defective and im- pure . Water was taken from the Clyde , passed through filter beds and pumped through pipes to ...
... appointed engineer of the Glasgow Waterworks , established in 1806 , and completely reorganised the supply which had been defective and im- pure . Water was taken from the Clyde , passed through filter beds and pumped through pipes to ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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