The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette (1839)
London : [William Laxton] · leaf 64
nited States strongly advised the adoption of the same principle. The greatWeight of the light-bouse at Sunderland, however, concentrated into an areaof 162 square feet, caused a contrary decision. If reliance bad been placedSolely on the sliding balks, it is very probable the attempt to move the… … *■ ~ -JiuSLt-v::;--- Fig. 1.—rio» of tlie North Pler of Sunderland H«rl>our, showing the dlffi^rent situations of the LlLOit-hoiise,
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