Bridges and MenDoubleday, 1963 - 343 páginas History of bridges through the ages, and the men who built them. |
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... sent the dilatory magistrates to prison and ordered the bridge rebuilt in enduring stone . Fra Giocondo became the chief en- gineer of the bridge , which was erected in the record time of seven years ( 1500-1507 ) . He introduced a new ...
... sent the dilatory magistrates to prison and ordered the bridge rebuilt in enduring stone . Fra Giocondo became the chief en- gineer of the bridge , which was erected in the record time of seven years ( 1500-1507 ) . He introduced a new ...
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... sent the wire signal over the bridge to the north shore signalman , who gave the reply . John Watt , a railroad employee who had come in to join Barclay for a cup of tea , watched the train's lights move off over the bridge . A spray of ...
... sent the wire signal over the bridge to the north shore signalman , who gave the reply . John Watt , a railroad employee who had come in to join Barclay for a cup of tea , watched the train's lights move off over the bridge . A spray of ...
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... sent off a message recommend- ing an immediate investigation of the deflection , apparently assuming that work would be halted in the meantime . The engineers on the spot , however , blind to the danger Cooper feared , sent the men to ...
... sent off a message recommend- ing an immediate investigation of the deflection , apparently assuming that work would be halted in the meantime . The engineers on the spot , however , blind to the danger Cooper feared , sent the men to ...
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How Bridges Were Invented | 1 |
The Mighty Roman Arch | 7 |
The Engineer Vanishes from Europe but Appears in Asia | 19 |
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