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Scientific American, Vol. 70, No. 10 (1894) (1894)

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hed. This is accomplished at Irlam. by openings in the wall dividing the canal from the Works and jetties are being rapidly constructed estuary which admit all tides rising over 14 feet above along the banks, and it is not difficult to imagine, as the Liverpool datum. Just above Eastham locks the… … of water space, divided may be taken as typical, into three immense arms, consist of three locks 1,350 feet, 1,177 feet, and 828 feet long and placed side by side. The largest is 80 225 feet wide. feet wide and 600 feet long, the center The Manchester docks have been built lock is 50 feet wide and…

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