James WattDoubleday, Page, 1913 - 241 pages |
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Page 68
... canal which was to open a new coal field . He was also com- missioned to survey the proposed Forth and Clyde canal . Had he been content to earn money and be- come leading surveyor or engineer of Britain , the world might have waited ...
... canal which was to open a new coal field . He was also com- missioned to survey the proposed Forth and Clyde canal . Had he been content to earn money and be- come leading surveyor or engineer of Britain , the world might have waited ...
Page 82
... canal schemes in Scotland in this , the day of canals for internal commerce , preceding the day of railroads that was to come , were entrusted to Watt , who continued to act as engineer for the Monkland Canal . While Watt was acting as ...
... canal schemes in Scotland in this , the day of canals for internal commerce , preceding the day of railroads that was to come , were entrusted to Watt , who continued to act as engineer for the Monkland Canal . While Watt was acting as ...
Page 83
... canal between Perth and Coupar Angus , for the well - known Crinan Canal and other projects in Western Highlands , as also for the great Caledonian and the Forth and Clyde Canals . the The Perth Canal was forty miles long through a ...
... canal between Perth and Coupar Angus , for the well - known Crinan Canal and other projects in Western Highlands , as also for the great Caledonian and the Forth and Clyde Canals . the The Perth Canal was forty miles long through a ...
Page 84
... Canal . Upon arrival , he stands paralysed for a time at the door , unable to summon strength to enter the ruined home . At last the door opens and closes and we close our eyes upon the scene - no words here that would not be an offence ...
... Canal . Upon arrival , he stands paralysed for a time at the door , unable to summon strength to enter the ruined home . At last the door opens and closes and we close our eyes upon the scene - no words here that would not be an offence ...
Page 152
... canal boats upon the Forth and Clyde Canal . This was the first boat ever propelled by steam successfully for commercial purposes . It was subsequently discarded , not because it did not tow the canal boats , but because the revolving ...
... canal boats upon the Forth and Clyde Canal . This was the first boat ever propelled by steam successfully for commercial purposes . It was subsequently discarded , not because it did not tow the canal boats , but because the revolving ...
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