Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... Smeaton with Messrs . Grundy , Nickalls , King , Thompson and Mylne met at the King's Head Tavern in Holborn and there ' agreed that the civil engineers of this kingdom do form themselves into a Society . . . which shall meet once a ...
... Smeaton with Messrs . Grundy , Nickalls , King , Thompson and Mylne met at the King's Head Tavern in Holborn and there ' agreed that the civil engineers of this kingdom do form themselves into a Society . . . which shall meet once a ...
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... Smeaton had completed the Eddystone Lighthouse in 1759— the same year in which General Wolfe's victory at Quebec had brought Canada into our North American possessions . Thereafter Smeaton's reputation as the foremost marine engineer ...
... Smeaton had completed the Eddystone Lighthouse in 1759— the same year in which General Wolfe's victory at Quebec had brought Canada into our North American possessions . Thereafter Smeaton's reputation as the foremost marine engineer ...
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... Smeaton immediately perceived the utility of the idea , and at once embraced it . In March 1771 , a small meeting was first established , on Friday evenings , after the labours of the day were over , at the Queens Head Tavern , Holborn ...
... Smeaton immediately perceived the utility of the idea , and at once embraced it . In March 1771 , a small meeting was first established , on Friday evenings , after the labours of the day were over , at the Queens Head Tavern , Holborn ...
Contenido
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
Contracting in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Cen | 89 |
Some Notable British Civil Engineering Works I 1825 | 106 |
Otras 35 secciones no mostradas
Términos y frases comunes
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