Discoveries and inventions of the nineteenth century (1905)
Routledge, Robert · London : G. Routledge and Sons · leaf 415
d under the presidency of Lord Richard Grosvenor,and in France under that of M. Michel Chevalier, and the legislation ofeach country has sanctioned the enterprise. Verily the real magician ofour times is the engineer, who, by virtually abolishing space, time, andtide, is able to transport us hither… … Chart of the Channel Tunnel. The Daily News of January 22nd, 1875, in presenting its readers with:a chart of the proposed tunnel, offered also the following sensible andinteresting comment on the subject: This long-debated project has at length emerged from the region of 368 ROCK BORING. \\« » Nn…
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