The Life of Robert Stephenson, F.R.S. Etc. Etc: Late President of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Volume 1Longmans, 1866 |
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... bridges , and upon the careers of the men who , during the last sixty years , have brought our railway system to its present state of efficiency . My surprise was great at finding that the statements of the various treatises were ...
... bridges , and upon the careers of the men who , during the last sixty years , have brought our railway system to its present state of efficiency . My surprise was great at finding that the statements of the various treatises were ...
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... Bridges erected by him . The length at which I have treated the former of these subjects demands some explanation , inasmuch as Robert Stephenson , far from promoting the Atmospheric system , was always one of its strongest opponents ...
... Bridges erected by him . The length at which I have treated the former of these subjects demands some explanation , inasmuch as Robert Stephenson , far from promoting the Atmospheric system , was always one of its strongest opponents ...
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... bridge , curves round a corner of the churchyard , and bears away to Killingworth township and the West Moor colliery . The cottage in which the young brakesman and his middle - aged wife settled , was a small two - roomed tenement ...
... bridge , curves round a corner of the churchyard , and bears away to Killingworth township and the West Moor colliery . The cottage in which the young brakesman and his middle - aged wife settled , was a small two - roomed tenement ...
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... Bridge . * I made it when I was ( i . e . the High Bridge of Newcastlo . 1819. ] GEORGE STEPHENSON'S SECOND MARRIAGE . 49 quite a 48 [ CI . IV . LIFE OF ROBERT STEPHENSON .
... Bridge . * I made it when I was ( i . e . the High Bridge of Newcastlo . 1819. ] GEORGE STEPHENSON'S SECOND MARRIAGE . 49 quite a 48 [ CI . IV . LIFE OF ROBERT STEPHENSON .
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... Bridge colliery for twenty - one years , the two partners embarking in the undertaking £ 700 in equal shares . The deed of partnership was signed December 5th , 1820 . Another incident of importance marks this period of George ...
... Bridge colliery for twenty - one years , the two partners embarking in the undertaking £ 700 in equal shares . The deed of partnership was signed December 5th , 1820 . Another incident of importance marks this period of George ...
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