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... Edinburgh where work was then in progress particularly on Princes Street and generally throughout the New Town ... Edinburgh . After a year or more in Edinburgh he returned home for a brief stay and then , realising that he had exhausted ...
... Edinburgh where work was then in progress particularly on Princes Street and generally throughout the New Town ... Edinburgh . After a year or more in Edinburgh he returned home for a brief stay and then , realising that he had exhausted ...
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... Edinburgh , de- signed by Mylne , commenced in 1763 and wrecked in 1769 when still not quite complete , the weight of the backing causing the side walls and a portion of the bridge to collapse . Telford probably heard and care- fully ...
... Edinburgh , de- signed by Mylne , commenced in 1763 and wrecked in 1769 when still not quite complete , the weight of the backing causing the side walls and a portion of the bridge to collapse . Telford probably heard and care- fully ...
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... EDINBURGH . In 1810-11 Telford on the engineering and Dr. Hope on the chemical aspect made exhaustive reports to the Magistrates of Edinburgh on the city's water , the supply being insufficient and impure and the system antiquated . The ...
... EDINBURGH . In 1810-11 Telford on the engineering and Dr. Hope on the chemical aspect made exhaustive reports to the Magistrates of Edinburgh on the city's water , the supply being insufficient and impure and the system antiquated . The ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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