| Description |
1 online resource (417 pages) |
| Series |
Studies in the History of Civil Engineering ; v. 7 |
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Studies in the history of civil engineering.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; General Editor's Preface; Introduction; PART ONE: CANALS; 1 Canals and river navigations before 1750; 2 The Waltham pound lock; 3 Rivers and canals; 4 The construction of the Huddersfield narrow canal, 1794-1811: with particular reference to Standedge tunnel; 5 John Pinkerton and the Birmingham canals; 6 Managerial organization on the Caledonian canal, 1803-1822; 7 Along the water: the genius and the theory. D'Alembert, Condorcet and Bossut and the Picardy canal controversy |
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8 Poverty, distress and disease: labour and the construction of the Rideau canal, 1826-18329 Hugh McIntosh (1768-1840), national contractor; PART TWO: RAILWAYS; 10 Some railway facts and fallacies; 11 The influence of landowners on route selection; 12 England's first rails: a reconsideration; 13 The Butterley Company and railway construction, 1790-1830; 14 Cast iron edge-rails at Walker Colliery, 1798; 15 Embankments and cuttings on the early railways; 16 The railway navvy: a reassessment; 17 Railway contractors and the finance of railway development in Britain |
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18 The origin of American railroad technology, 1825-184019 Tracks and timber; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Civil engineering.
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Civil engineering
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Brown, Dr. Joyce
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Chrimes, Mr. Michael M
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Smith, Dr. N. A. F
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Sutherland, Mr. R. J. M
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| ISBN |
9781351892643 |
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1351892649 |
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