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... practical engineer , responsible for the success of dif- ficult operations , ' he wrote , ' I must be allowed to pro- test against such haste , pregnant as it was , and ever will be , with risks , which in more instances than one ...
... practical engineer , responsible for the success of dif- ficult operations , ' he wrote , ' I must be allowed to pro- test against such haste , pregnant as it was , and ever will be , with risks , which in more instances than one ...
Page 195
... practical engineers ; its principle is mutual communication ; and it is supported by the subscription of its members . The members are at liberty to propose any practical question at their meetings , having given one week's notice of ...
... practical engineers ; its principle is mutual communication ; and it is supported by the subscription of its members . The members are at liberty to propose any practical question at their meetings , having given one week's notice of ...
Page 208
... practical employment , he to a Millwright and I to a general Housebuilder , in this way we secured the means , by hard labour , of earning a subsistence and in time by degrees , acquiring the confidence of our em- ployers and the public ...
... practical employment , he to a Millwright and I to a general Housebuilder , in this way we secured the means , by hard labour , of earning a subsistence and in time by degrees , acquiring the confidence of our em- ployers and the public ...
Contents
CHAPTER | 1 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
First Highland Survey 1801Second Highland | 60 |
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