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From the enduring masonry of imperial Rome and the delicate wooden structures of ancient Japan, to the great steel constructions of the present day, this illustrated study celebrates the development of bridge technology
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An aesthetic and engineering celebration of 100 great bridges of the world. Hundreds of fine color plates, extensive captions and textual elucidation of practice and principles with details of location, erection date, materials, and dimensions. Many line drawings elucidate mechanics and dimensions. Neglects machinery used in movable bridges, and most glaring the Europa Bridge (indeed Brown has largely ignored Austrian work). Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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