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Ancient and Modern Engineering and the Isthmian Canal

Ancient and Modern Engineering and the Isthmian Canal

by William H. Burr

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Author
Burr, William H. (William Hubert), 1851-1934
Title
Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal
Original Publication
New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1903.
Credits
Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
TA: Technology: Engineering and Civil engineering
Subject
Civil engineering -- History
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 75910
Release Date
April 19, 2025
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.ANCIENT AND MODERN ENGINEERING AND THE ISTHMIAN CANAL.
  2. 2.INTRODUCTION.
  3. 3.Untitled
  4. 4.PART I. ANCIENT CIVIL-ENGINEERING WORKS. — CHAPTER I.
  5. 5.CHAPTER II.
  6. 6.CHAPTER III.
  7. 7.CHAPTER IV.
  8. 8.CHAPTER V.
  9. 9.PART II. BRIDGES. — CHAPTER VI.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VII.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VIII.
  12. 12.CHAPTER IX.
  13. 13.CHAPTER X.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XI.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XII.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIII.
  17. 17.PART III. WATER-WORKS FOR CITIES AND TOWNS. — CHAPTER XIV.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XV.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVI.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVII.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVIII.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XIX.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XX.
  24. 24.PART IV. SOME FEATURES OF RAILROAD ENGINEERING.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII.
  28. 28.PART V. THE NICARAGUA ROUTE FOR A SHIP-CANAL.
  29. 29.PART VI. THE PANAMA ROUTE FOR A SHIP-CANAL.
  30. 30.Untitled

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