James Brindley and the early Engineers ... Abridged from “Lives of the Engineers.'. |
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... at Worsley- Brindley's mechanical and other contrivances — The range and fer- tility of his genius - Valuable uses of the Canal when finished - - - 153-183 CHAPTER IX . EXTENSION OF THE DUKE'S CANAL TO THE X CONTENTS .
... at Worsley- Brindley's mechanical and other contrivances — The range and fer- tility of his genius - Valuable uses of the Canal when finished - - - 153-183 CHAPTER IX . EXTENSION OF THE DUKE'S CANAL TO THE X CONTENTS .
Page xi
... finished 1767 , and the Runcorn Locks 1773- Extensive coal workings at Worsley - Cost of the Canal from Worsley to Manchester , and from Longford Bridge to Runcorn — Cost of water- carriage reduced one - half- Brindley's insignificant ...
... finished 1767 , and the Runcorn Locks 1773- Extensive coal workings at Worsley - Cost of the Canal from Worsley to Manchester , and from Longford Bridge to Runcorn — Cost of water- carriage reduced one - half- Brindley's insignificant ...
Page xii
... finished Description of Brindley and his works Benefits conferred by the Canal- New branches of industry opened up- Moral and social influences of Canals - Wesley's testimony - - - 248-274 CHAPTER XII . - BRINDLEY'S LAST CANAL- HIS ...
... finished Description of Brindley and his works Benefits conferred by the Canal- New branches of industry opened up- Moral and social influences of Canals - Wesley's testimony - - - 248-274 CHAPTER XII . - BRINDLEY'S LAST CANAL- HIS ...
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... finished . Tiverton , in Devonshire , has in like manner been sup- plied with water from a very early period , by means of an artificial cut called the Town - leet , extending from a spring on White Down , about five miles distant ...
... finished . Tiverton , in Devonshire , has in like manner been sup- plied with water from a very early period , by means of an artificial cut called the Town - leet , extending from a spring on White Down , about five miles distant ...
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... twenty years , at a nominal rental . Drake lost no time in carrying out the work , which was finished in four years after the passing of the Act ; and its completion in 1591 , on the CHAP . III . 55 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE .
... twenty years , at a nominal rental . Drake lost no time in carrying out the work , which was finished in four years after the passing of the Act ; and its completion in 1591 , on the CHAP . III . 55 SIR FRANCIS DRAKE .
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