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... believe ) , but two years later also built the Bridge of Sighs . A comparison between Da Ponte's design and Palladio's is interest- ing ( Figure 21 ) . The lower chord of Da Ponte's bridge , as built , is only 83 feet , the height 18 ...
... believe ) , but two years later also built the Bridge of Sighs . A comparison between Da Ponte's design and Palladio's is interest- ing ( Figure 21 ) . The lower chord of Da Ponte's bridge , as built , is only 83 feet , the height 18 ...
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... believe the automobile to have been invented around 1900 ; actually James Watt patented a " steam carriage " as far back as 1784 . For four months in 1831 a regular steam bus service operated be- tween Cheltenham and Worcester , four ...
... believe the automobile to have been invented around 1900 ; actually James Watt patented a " steam carriage " as far back as 1784 . For four months in 1831 a regular steam bus service operated be- tween Cheltenham and Worcester , four ...
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... believe that if the railway company abolishes Sunday trains it will be needless to make the bridge stronger . And the Reverend Mr. Macrae of Dundee took the liberal posi- tion that the bridge's fall might be God's judgment , but if it ...
... believe that if the railway company abolishes Sunday trains it will be needless to make the bridge stronger . And the Reverend Mr. Macrae of Dundee took the liberal posi- tion that the bridge's fall might be God's judgment , but if it ...
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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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