James Brindley and the early Engineers ... Abridged from “Lives of the Engineers.'. |
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... ground - work for future measures- The Birmingham Canal - Matthew Boulton and Josiah Wedgwood its promoters - Brindley's level lengths - Canal between Chesterfield and the Trent- Extent of Canals laid out by Brindley - His educational ...
... ground - work for future measures- The Birmingham Canal - Matthew Boulton and Josiah Wedgwood its promoters - Brindley's level lengths - Canal between Chesterfield and the Trent- Extent of Canals laid out by Brindley - His educational ...
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... grounds being mostly covered with dense forests , the naturally cleared high lands , where timber would not grow , were doubtless occupied by the first settlers . Tillage was not as yet understood nor practised ; the people subsisted by ...
... grounds being mostly covered with dense forests , the naturally cleared high lands , where timber would not grow , were doubtless occupied by the first settlers . Tillage was not as yet understood nor practised ; the people subsisted by ...
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... grounds of the north and west . Thus the men of Teutonic race gradually occupied the whole of the reclaimable land , and became dominant , as is shown by the dominancy of their language , until they were stopped by the hills of Cumber ...
... grounds of the north and west . Thus the men of Teutonic race gradually occupied the whole of the reclaimable land , and became dominant , as is shown by the dominancy of their language , until they were stopped by the hills of Cumber ...
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... ground above the ancient Roman fortress of Portus Limanis , near the more modern but still ancient castle of Lymne , will give an idea of the extent and geographical relations of the district . Beachey Heal Jastings WinchelseaL Aye R ...
... ground above the ancient Roman fortress of Portus Limanis , near the more modern but still ancient castle of Lymne , will give an idea of the extent and geographical relations of the district . Beachey Heal Jastings WinchelseaL Aye R ...
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... ground . Old Romney , past which the Rother afterwards flowed , was one of the ancient ports of the district , but it is now about two miles from the sea . The marshmen followed up the receding waters , and founded the town of New ...
... ground . Old Romney , past which the Rother afterwards flowed , was one of the ancient ports of the district , but it is now about two miles from the sea . The marshmen followed up the receding waters , and founded the town of New ...
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