Voyaging the World's Civil Engineering Wonders Hardback
by John Laverick
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Examples of enduring feats of civil engineering endeavour can be seen around the world's seas and waterways, from the SS Great Britain to the Panama Canal.
In this beautifully illustrated book, John Laverick offers an insight into the intriguing field of civil engineering, taking you on a journey that crosses three continents and three centuries, exploring extraordinary achievements including the artificial waterways of the Panama and Suez canals, floating concepts such as the concrete Mulberry harbours, the world's only rotating ship lift at Falkirk, a man-made island in the Baltic linking the crossings between two countries and the ambitious restoration of the Wilts & Berks Canal.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:192 pages, 3 x IWM pics for this book are World English Language only; 197 Illustrations, unspecifie
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:04/12/2017
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- ISBN:9780750984362
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Unavailable
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:192 pages, 3 x IWM pics for this book are World English Language only; 197 Illustrations, unspecifie
- Publisher:The History Press Ltd
- Publication Date:04/12/2017
- Category:
- ISBN:9780750984362