A memoir on suspension bridges, comprising the history of their origin and progress, and of their application to civil and military purposes; with descriptions of some of the most important bridges; viz. Menai, Berwick, Newhaven, ... Geneva, etc. Also an account of experiments on the strength of iron wires and iron bars and rules and tables for facilitating computations relating to suspension bridges.

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Drewry, Charles Stewart, 1805-1881.

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London : Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longman, 1832.

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xii, 211 p., [14] leaves of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.

Notes:
Seven numb. leaves of plates printed on double size leaf folded at centre.
"A list of the books and papers cited in the following work": p. [xiii].

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Location: Library main 67958
Call No.: W9209; ID:86-B10041
Status: Available

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