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... England what the other did for Railways . 6 The volume also includes memoirs of the earlier engi- neers , more particularly Sir Cornelius Vermuyden , Sir Hugh Myddelton , and Captain Perry ; whose works of drainage , water supply , and ...
... England what the other did for Railways . 6 The volume also includes memoirs of the earlier engi- neers , more particularly Sir Cornelius Vermuyden , Sir Hugh Myddelton , and Captain Perry ; whose works of drainage , water supply , and ...
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... England's dependence upon foreigners in former times — England's progress in engineering and manufacturing skill .. Page 1-18 - - CHAPTER II . - SIR CORNELIUS VERMUYDEN - DRAINAGE OF THE FENS . Vermuyden's embankment and drainage works ...
... England's dependence upon foreigners in former times — England's progress in engineering and manufacturing skill .. Page 1-18 - - CHAPTER II . - SIR CORNELIUS VERMUYDEN - DRAINAGE OF THE FENS . Vermuyden's embankment and drainage works ...
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... England in the last century - Defective state of road and river communication - Modes and cost of inland carriage- Natural advantages for communication by rivers and canals- England behind Holland , France , and Russia - Isolated ...
... England in the last century - Defective state of road and river communication - Modes and cost of inland carriage- Natural advantages for communication by rivers and canals- England behind Holland , France , and Russia - Isolated ...
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... England and sporting career -The young Duke's love affair with Miss Gunning - His disappointment and retirement to Worsley- Manchester and Liverpool in the last century , their extent , trade , and manufactures - State of the roads ...
... England and sporting career -The young Duke's love affair with Miss Gunning - His disappointment and retirement to Worsley- Manchester and Liverpool in the last century , their extent , trade , and manufactures - State of the roads ...
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... England the country that it now is ; to reclaim and subdue its lands for purposes of agriculture , to build its towns and supply them with water , to render it easily accessible by means of roads , bridges , canals , and railways , and ...
... England the country that it now is ; to reclaim and subdue its lands for purposes of agriculture , to build its towns and supply them with water , to render it easily accessible by means of roads , bridges , canals , and railways , and ...
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