An Account of the Construction of the Britannia and Conway Tubular Bridges: With a Complete History of Their Progress from the Conception of the Original Idea, to the Conclusion of the Elaborate Experiments which Determined the Exact Form and Mode of Construction Ultimately AdoptedJ. Weale, 1849 - 291 من الصفحات |
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