Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 335
Railway, on the same principle, and this has been followed by others since.It is, however, absurd to allege that the engineers took their ideas fromAmerica, merely because these smaller undertakings have been completedbefore the great work that dwarfs them all was open for traffic. The… … IRON BRIDGES. 293 rocky island, called Inchgarvie, that furnishes a solid foundation for thegreat central pier. On each side of this island the channels are aboutone-third of a mile wide, and more than 200 feet deep, and through themthe tide rushes with great velocity. The impossiljility of…
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