Inventors at work, with chapters on discovery (1906)
Iles, George, 1852-1942 · New York, Doubleday, Page & company · leaf 73
om masses of material every ounce thatcan be wisely removed. In some cases, as when Roebling linkedtogether New York and Brooklyn, a bridge is created as much athing of beauty as of use, as graceful as it is strong.1 1Mr. David A. Molitor has a chapter, copiously illustrated, on theesthetic design… … Bridge rollers in section and plan.New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio R. R. CHAPTER IV FORM-Continued. WEIGHT AND FRICTION DIMINISHED. Why supports are made hollow . . . Advantages of the arch in buildings,bridges and dams . . . Tubes in manifold new services . . . Wheelsmore important than ever . .…
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