A Treatise on Roads: Wherein the Principles on which Roads Should be Made are Explained and Illustrated, by the Plans, Specifications, and Contracts Made Use of by Thomas Telford, Esq. on the Holyhead RoadLongman, Orme, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1838 - 465 páginas |
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... him to produce the most valuable Treatise which has appeared in England , on the history , principles , and practice of that species of national improvement . " PREFACE . TABLE OF CONTENTS . INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. Page PREFACE .
... him to produce the most valuable Treatise which has appeared in England , on the history , principles , and practice of that species of national improvement . " PREFACE . TABLE OF CONTENTS . INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. Page PREFACE .
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... practice of planting trees on the sides of them , and established regular funds for their repair . Colbert neglected nothing to advance the extension of roads through- out France ; and M. Desmartis , who succeeded him , caused the road ...
... practice of planting trees on the sides of them , and established regular funds for their repair . Colbert neglected nothing to advance the extension of roads through- out France ; and M. Desmartis , who succeeded him , caused the road ...
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... practice of Sweden and Switzerland , and other countries , and was long known to every observing traveller . Although what is commonly called Mr. M'Adam's system of road - making had nothing original in it , and was in all its essential ...
... practice of Sweden and Switzerland , and other countries , and was long known to every observing traveller . Although what is commonly called Mr. M'Adam's system of road - making had nothing original in it , and was in all its essential ...
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... practice of laying out roads with the spirit level . The road from Dumfries to Castle Douglas was traced out by him , so as to have no greater inclination than 1 in 40 , although passing through a very hilly country . Mr. Abercromby ...
... practice of laying out roads with the spirit level . The road from Dumfries to Castle Douglas was traced out by him , so as to have no greater inclination than 1 in 40 , although passing through a very hilly country . Mr. Abercromby ...
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... practice to appoint engineers as surveyors of roads ? - No ; I do not know an instance of it , except on the road between Shrewsbury and Holyhead , and there the effect is very apparent . " What class of persons are they commonly ...
... practice to appoint engineers as surveyors of roads ? - No ; I do not know an instance of it , except on the road between Shrewsbury and Holyhead , and there the effect is very apparent . " What class of persons are they commonly ...
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