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... became the first in Paris to receive street numbers . By the end of the century , the bridge grew ramshackle , and the city magistrates tardily met in emergency session . Their order to evacuate arrived too late ; part of the structure ...
... became the first in Paris to receive street numbers . By the end of the century , the bridge grew ramshackle , and the city magistrates tardily met in emergency session . Their order to evacuate arrived too late ; part of the structure ...
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... became an army surgeon , and was killed in India . John Rennie was more fortunate in his adventures . Osbert Sitwell once filled in a questionnaire by writing after the word " Education , " " During the holidays from Eton . " John ...
... became an army surgeon , and was killed in India . John Rennie was more fortunate in his adventures . Osbert Sitwell once filled in a questionnaire by writing after the word " Education , " " During the holidays from Eton . " John ...
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... became wrought iron , gaining consider- ably in tensile strength . But if this wrought iron was remelted and some of the carbon that had been taken out was put back again , a much stronger metal - steel - resulted . All this had been ...
... became wrought iron , gaining consider- ably in tensile strength . But if this wrought iron was remelted and some of the carbon that had been taken out was put back again , a much stronger metal - steel - resulted . All this had been ...
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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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