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... Washington Roebling , as engagingly American as his father was severely German . Father and son were alike , one might say , only in their work ; Washington , like John Roebling , was heart and soul a believer in the suspension ...
... Washington Roebling , as engagingly American as his father was severely German . Father and son were alike , one might say , only in their work ; Washington , like John Roebling , was heart and soul a believer in the suspension ...
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... Washington by only 22 percent . The George Washington represents a jump in bridge size not lim- ited to length of span ; it involves a significant increase in weight for a suspended structure , made possible by improved steel wire . It ...
... Washington by only 22 percent . The George Washington represents a jump in bridge size not lim- ited to length of span ; it involves a significant increase in weight for a suspended structure , made possible by improved steel wire . It ...
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Joseph Gies. Fredericksburg , Va . , Washington Roeb- ling's suspension bridge at , 190 Freyssinet , Eugène , 230 , 240 , 303 Friesenhahn , Captain , 282-83 , 288-89 Frisell , Simon , 42 Front Royal , Va . , Washington Roebling's ...
Joseph Gies. Fredericksburg , Va . , Washington Roeb- ling's suspension bridge at , 190 Freyssinet , Eugène , 230 , 240 , 303 Friesenhahn , Captain , 282-83 , 288-89 Frisell , Simon , 42 Front Royal , Va . , Washington Roebling's ...
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The Engineer Vanishes from Europe but Appears in Asia | 3 |
Weird and Wonderful Appalling and Amazing Old London | 34 |
Out of the Middle Ages by the Rialto Bridge | 50 |
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