Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... period of comparative peace , as neither of the two major wars in which Britain was embroiled- the Crimean and the South African - disturbed seriously her de- termined pursuit of industrial development and overseas expan- sion . Whilst ...
... period of comparative peace , as neither of the two major wars in which Britain was embroiled- the Crimean and the South African - disturbed seriously her de- termined pursuit of industrial development and overseas expan- sion . Whilst ...
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... period the promoters almost lost the courage to go on spending money on this appar- ently endless operation and it was only their engineer's convincing tenacity which saved the situation . There was also the approach into Liverpool by ...
... period the promoters almost lost the courage to go on spending money on this appar- ently endless operation and it was only their engineer's convincing tenacity which saved the situation . There was also the approach into Liverpool by ...
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... period that manufacturers were extended on a new plan , by the enterprize , the capital , and , above all , by the science of men of deep knowledge and persevering industry engaged in them . It was perceived that it would be better for ...
... period that manufacturers were extended on a new plan , by the enterprize , the capital , and , above all , by the science of men of deep knowledge and persevering industry engaged in them . It was perceived that it would be better for ...
Contenido
CHAPTER PAGE | 1 |
Contracting in the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Cen | 89 |
Some Notable British Civil Engineering Works I 1825 | 106 |
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