John Rennie, 1761-1821: The Life and Work of a Great EngineerManchester University Press, 1963 - 149 էջ |
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... graceful and well pro- portioned exercises in masonry and the four - arched aqueduct at Hebden Bridge as surely bears the marks of its designer's genius as do so many of his larger and more ambitious bridges . The Lancaster Canal , the ...
... graceful and well pro- portioned exercises in masonry and the four - arched aqueduct at Hebden Bridge as surely bears the marks of its designer's genius as do so many of his larger and more ambitious bridges . The Lancaster Canal , the ...
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... graceful aqueduct , longer but not so high as Dundas . There is a central elliptical arch of 60 ft . span with two side arches each semicircular and 34 ft . across , all with V - jointed arch stones . The spandrel and wing walls are ...
... graceful aqueduct , longer but not so high as Dundas . There is a central elliptical arch of 60 ft . span with two side arches each semicircular and 34 ft . across , all with V - jointed arch stones . The spandrel and wing walls are ...
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... graceful , and , because they embody sound engineering principles , they look right . There was always a temptation with designers in cast iron to load their creations with ornament because it cost nothing , but it will be seen from ...
... graceful , and , because they embody sound engineering principles , they look right . There was always a temptation with designers in cast iron to load their creations with ornament because it cost nothing , but it will be seen from ...
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