John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... building that is suited to this situation . That he has computed the expense of such a building , and after making every allowance for contingencies , from his own experience of works in the sea , it appears to him that the estimate of ...
... building that is suited to this situation . That he has computed the expense of such a building , and after making every allowance for contingencies , from his own experience of works in the sea , it appears to him that the estimate of ...
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... building water mills , and constructing bridges and dock installations , had been laboriously trained to meet the rising demand for better communications and more power for indus- try.1 The defeat of the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and ...
... building water mills , and constructing bridges and dock installations , had been laboriously trained to meet the rising demand for better communications and more power for indus- try.1 The defeat of the Jacobite rebellions of 1715 and ...
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... building , bridge- building and harbour and canal construction are well known -perhaps too well known . The work of John Rennie in all these spheres , of a high order both in theory and practice , has been largely overlooked , partly ...
... building , bridge- building and harbour and canal construction are well known -perhaps too well known . The work of John Rennie in all these spheres , of a high order both in theory and practice , has been largely overlooked , partly ...
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The Bell Rock Lighthouse | 52 |
Public Works | 62 |
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