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Book/Printed Material Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal.

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Title

  • Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal.

Names

  • Burr, William H. (William Hubert), 1851-1934.

Created / Published

  • New York, J. Wiley & sons; [etc., etc] 1902.

Contents

  • Ancient civil-engineering works.--Bridges.--Water-works for cities and towns.--Some features of railroad engineering.--The Nicaragua route for a ship-canal.--The Panama route for a ship canal.

Headings

  • -  Civil engineering--History
  • -  Canals, Interoceanic
  • -  Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua)
  • -  Panama Canal (Panama)

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form.

Medium

  • xv, 473 p. incl. illus., tables. plans (1 fold.) diagrs. (1 fold.) 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • TA145 .B96

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 02029604

Online Format

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  • online text
  • pdf

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Burr, William H. Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal. [New York, J. Wiley & sons; etc., et, 1902] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/02029604/.

APA citation style:

Burr, W. H. (1902) Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal. [New York, J. Wiley & sons; etc., et] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/02029604/.

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Burr, William H. Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal. [New York, J. Wiley & sons; etc., et, 1902] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/02029604/>.