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... assistants and pupils of the day to the weekly Institu- tion meeting . In this way he frequently secured the attention and goodwill of influential persons who would otherwise never have heard of the Institution's exist- ence . < Telford ...
... assistants and pupils of the day to the weekly Institu- tion meeting . In this way he frequently secured the attention and goodwill of influential persons who would otherwise never have heard of the Institution's exist- ence . < Telford ...
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... assistants and resident engineer on the Menai Bridge . Matthew Davidson's three sons followed at various times , but of them only one , James , became a civil engineer . In Abingdon Street he had more scope . Alexander Gibb , son of ...
... assistants and resident engineer on the Menai Bridge . Matthew Davidson's three sons followed at various times , but of them only one , James , became a civil engineer . In Abingdon Street he had more scope . Alexander Gibb , son of ...
Page 255
... assistants , particularly in Scotland . John Gibb was his chief representative in Harbour and Bridge matters and ... assistant for such work . Even where Telford was not directly con- cerned , Mitchell invariably referred his more ...
... assistants , particularly in Scotland . John Gibb was his chief representative in Harbour and Bridge matters and ... assistant for such work . Even where Telford was not directly con- cerned , Mitchell invariably referred his more ...
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The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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