A History of Technology: The industrial revolution, c. 1750 to c. 1850Clarendon Press, 1958 |
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Charles Singer. 15 BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION S. B. HAMILTON I. ORGANIZATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING I N the periods covered in the earlier volumes of ... CONSTRUCTION S B HAMILTON, O B E , Building Research Station, Watford.
Charles Singer. 15 BUILDING AND CIVIL ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION S. B. HAMILTON I. ORGANIZATION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING I N the periods covered in the earlier volumes of ... CONSTRUCTION S B HAMILTON, O B E , Building Research Station, Watford.
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... construction with 600 ft in a single span . It was estimated to require 6500 tons of cast iron ; the abutments were to consist of 432 000 cu ft of granite and 20 000 cu ft of brickwork . How , or even whether , this vast weight could ...
... construction with 600 ft in a single span . It was estimated to require 6500 tons of cast iron ; the abutments were to consist of 432 000 cu ft of granite and 20 000 cu ft of brickwork . How , or even whether , this vast weight could ...
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... construction . The era of modern road - building had begun . Railways had become a serious menace to good road construction in the Old World also . As early as 1839 it was said : ' If the railways yield these supposed commercial ...
... construction . The era of modern road - building had begun . Railways had become a serious menace to good road construction in the Old World also . As early as 1839 it was said : ' If the railways yield these supposed commercial ...
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GLASS by L M ANGUSBUTTERWORTH Director The Newton Heath Glass | 12 |
TELEGRAPHY by G R M GARRATT Deputy Keeper Department of Electrical | 22 |
FISH PRESERVATION by C L CUTTING Officer in Charge Humber | 44 |
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