Bridging the Years: A Short History of British Civil EngineeringE. Arnold, 1956 - 212 páginas |
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... success . He had a facility in making staunch friends who found a ready welcome at the Ship Inn , formerly the Salopian Coffee House in Whitehall where he lived for twenty - one years , and later at 24 Abingdon Street . He be- friended ...
... success . He had a facility in making staunch friends who found a ready welcome at the Ship Inn , formerly the Salopian Coffee House in Whitehall where he lived for twenty - one years , and later at 24 Abingdon Street . He be- friended ...
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... success and can be cited as the first instance of steam locomotive power being used for railway traction . Other inventors tried , but were not successful till Mr. Blackett , the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle , tried out ...
... success and can be cited as the first instance of steam locomotive power being used for railway traction . Other inventors tried , but were not successful till Mr. Blackett , the owner of Wylam Colliery near Newcastle , tried out ...
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... successful financier and promoter as well as a public figure with wide interests . Pearson's creed in contracting was that success required ( a ) the practical knowledge possessed by the competent foreman , ( b ) the commercial ...
... successful financier and promoter as well as a public figure with wide interests . Pearson's creed in contracting was that success required ( a ) the practical knowledge possessed by the competent foreman , ( b ) the commercial ...
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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