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... thought he could do better . He talked the matter over with Lord Ravensworth , the principal partner of Killingworth Col- liery . Lord Ravensworth , a forward - looking man with a keen appre- ciation of both Stephenson's ability and the ...
... thought he could do better . He talked the matter over with Lord Ravensworth , the principal partner of Killingworth Col- liery . Lord Ravensworth , a forward - looking man with a keen appre- ciation of both Stephenson's ability and the ...
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... thought of building a bridge before . But then , James Eads had never thought of building an ironclad gunboat before 1861. To his stupendous new undertaking he brought no formal technical training , but he brought experience no ...
... thought of building a bridge before . But then , James Eads had never thought of building an ironclad gunboat before 1861. To his stupendous new undertaking he brought no formal technical training , but he brought experience no ...
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... , to the problem . In mid - century , no European engineer would have thought of pro- posing a suspension bridge to carry anything heavier than horse - and- foot traffic . But in 1855 , John Roebling undertook BRIDGES AND MEN 179.
... , to the problem . In mid - century , no European engineer would have thought of pro- posing a suspension bridge to carry anything heavier than horse - and- foot traffic . But in 1855 , John Roebling undertook BRIDGES AND MEN 179.
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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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