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... iron bridge . The history of the develop- ment of iron bridges has yet to be written , but credit for the first iron bridge belongs to the iron masters . For twenty years the Coalbrookdale bridge , inspired by Wilkinson , remained ...
... iron bridge . The history of the develop- ment of iron bridges has yet to be written , but credit for the first iron bridge belongs to the iron masters . For twenty years the Coalbrookdale bridge , inspired by Wilkinson , remained ...
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... iron bridges , was certainly the chief pioneer of their general adoption . His design for the Buildwas bridge was , for the times , bold and original . He first recognised that the real advantage iron offered was that it allowed the ...
... iron bridges , was certainly the chief pioneer of their general adoption . His design for the Buildwas bridge was , for the times , bold and original . He first recognised that the real advantage iron offered was that it allowed the ...
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... Iron work is putting to- gether- I therefore think in the first , that in order to reduce the weight of the Iron or the parts of it - it will be better to have the open- ings narrow by adding another Pier , so as to have 8 openings of ...
... Iron work is putting to- gether- I therefore think in the first , that in order to reduce the weight of the Iron or the parts of it - it will be better to have the open- ings narrow by adding another Pier , so as to have 8 openings of ...
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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