Description of Westminster Bridge - To Which Are Added, an Account of Methods Made Use of in Laying

Klappentext An account from 1751 of the construction of the first Westminster Bridge by its chief engineer, Swiss-born Charles Labelye. Zusammenfassung The appointment of Swiss-born Charles Labelye (1705–62) as the engineer in charge of the construction of the first Westminster Bridge ruffled some feathers among British professional rivals. This 1751 publication expands upon the shorter work Labelye had prepared in 1739 to explain how the foundations were laid. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; A description of Westminster bridge; Appendix; The plan of a work.

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• Authors: Charles Labelye
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 21.08.2014
• EAN: 9781108071956
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07195-6
• No. of pages: 132
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Technology
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > General, dictionaries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology