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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This
IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced
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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
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Professionally dedicated to civil engineering and architecture,
Frank Latham became Penzance Borough Engineer and Surveyor in 1899,
served as a captain in the Royal Engineers during the First World
War, and designed the famous Penzance lido for the silver jubilee
of George V. For a paper on the town's sea defences, the Civil
Engineers of Ireland awarded him a medal in 1905. He had
considerable practical experience in his field when he published
this work in 1903. Originally written as a series of articles for a
municipal engineering journal, the text was revised and presented
to readers as an illustrated work of reference. In addition to his
thorough explanation of the methods of road and sea-defence
construction, Latham includes an appendix on the prices of the
materials required. Contemporary advertisements for relevant
companies and their various products further enhance the book's
interest to historians of technology.
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