John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... Rock ! ' SOUTHEY THE Inch Cape Rock of Southey's ballad was more often called the Bell Rock from the circumstance of an Abbot of Aber- brothock ( now generally called Arbroath ) of the middle ages having affixed a warning bell to a buoy ...
... Rock ! ' SOUTHEY THE Inch Cape Rock of Southey's ballad was more often called the Bell Rock from the circumstance of an Abbot of Aber- brothock ( now generally called Arbroath ) of the middle ages having affixed a warning bell to a buoy ...
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... rock for the foundation of the building . It should be remembered that the rock was uncovered by the sea for only a few hours each day and the actual work was accompanied by many dangers . On one occasion the attendant vessel drifted ...
... rock for the foundation of the building . It should be remembered that the rock was uncovered by the sea for only a few hours each day and the actual work was accompanied by many dangers . On one occasion the attendant vessel drifted ...
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... Rock while the lighthouse was building - He says that Mr. Stevenson was not the inventor of the beacon or manner of it . That it was entirely designed by Mr. Francis Watts who was the carpenter at the lighthouse , as well as all the ...
... Rock while the lighthouse was building - He says that Mr. Stevenson was not the inventor of the beacon or manner of it . That it was entirely designed by Mr. Francis Watts who was the carpenter at the lighthouse , as well as all the ...
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Family | 25 |
The Bell Rock Lighthouse | 52 |
Public Works | 62 |
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