John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... Side by side with this he was a pioneer in cast - iron work , and although here he was tracing out a path which has since been found to lead into a blind alley , yet it would be unfair to dis- regard his work in this material ...
... Side by side with this he was a pioneer in cast - iron work , and although here he was tracing out a path which has since been found to lead into a blind alley , yet it would be unfair to dis- regard his work in this material ...
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... Side by side with his familiarity with the great and his ease in their presence , he could identify himself with the working man , not by any condescending talk or patronising manner , but simply by becoming one of them . The tale of ...
... Side by side with his familiarity with the great and his ease in their presence , he could identify himself with the working man , not by any condescending talk or patronising manner , but simply by becoming one of them . The tale of ...
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... Side by side with this primary engagement he carried on independently as millwright and machinery manufacturer . Some of his most interesting work was done for his firm in this capacity , not as an employee . His first recorded job for ...
... Side by side with this primary engagement he carried on independently as millwright and machinery manufacturer . Some of his most interesting work was done for his firm in this capacity , not as an employee . His first recorded job for ...
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