John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... never to make steam engines . The young engineer refused to be bound by a written agreement . In fact there must have been a verbal agreement , for Rennie throughout his career never actually constructed a steam engine even when his own ...
... never to make steam engines . The young engineer refused to be bound by a written agreement . In fact there must have been a verbal agreement , for Rennie throughout his career never actually constructed a steam engine even when his own ...
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... never abandoned them , but did everything in his power to advance their interests . With regard to his personal character and appearance , again his son is best qualified to speak : 4 He was naturally of a quick irritable disposition ...
... never abandoned them , but did everything in his power to advance their interests . With regard to his personal character and appearance , again his son is best qualified to speak : 4 He was naturally of a quick irritable disposition ...
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... never built , and the cast - iron road bridge at Boston , built in 1800 , seems to have been his first executed work in this material . His most ambitious scheme was a plan to bridge the Menai Straits with a cast - iron bridge of 450 ft ...
... never built , and the cast - iron road bridge at Boston , built in 1800 , seems to have been his first executed work in this material . His most ambitious scheme was a plan to bridge the Menai Straits with a cast - iron bridge of 450 ft ...
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