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For 2,000 years the most durable spanning structures have been
built of masonry, and the surviving bridges of the Roman Empire
have challenged master masons, architects and engineers to emulate
and surpass them. Down the centuries, bridge-builders have been
commissioned by monarchs, bishops, councils of state, cities,
private individuals and, more recently, waterway and railway
companies. The studies collected in this volume focus chiefly on
the bridges, viaducts and aqueducts themselves and the actions of
the designers and builders, but also encompass the political,
economic and social contexts and outcomes of their creation. Famous
bridges in Britain, Italy, France, Iran and the USA are all
featured. Narratives of conception, design and construction
predominate, but there are also papers on construction techniques,
on the analysis of documentary sources, and on the continuing
search by modern engineers for satisfactory scientific description
of the strength and stability of arch bridges.
Travels in the Colonies in 1773-1775 Described in the Letters of
William Mylne contains a narrative of the two years that Scottish
architect and engineer William Mylne spent in the American
colonies. The letters included in this volume, written from Mylne's
own pen to his sister Anne and brother Robert, document Mylne's
journeys from his home in Edinburg to the American colonies in
South Carolina, Georgia, Charlestown, and New York. The Georgia
Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy
demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily
represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Travels in the Colonies in 1773-1775 Described in the Letters of
William Mylne contains a narrative of the two years that Scottish
architect and engineer William Mylne spent in the American
colonies. The letters included in this volume, written from Mylne's
own pen to his sister Anne and brother Robert, document Mylne's
journeys from his home in Edinburg to the American colonies in
South Carolina, Georgia, Charlestown, and New York. The Georgia
Open History Library has been made possible in part by a major
grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy
demands wisdom. Any views, findings, conclusions, or
recommendations expressed in this collection, do not necessarily
represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
The construction of bridges in Britain and Ireland during the
period of 1735 1835 was marked by important technical developments
and the introduction of new materials. This book is a comprehensive
history of bridge building during the century, treating the
administration and financing of projects as well as the designs and
methods of construction. All the bridges described are of interest
as engineering works; as architecture some are unimportant but many
achieved real grandeur and beauty. The book is based on exhaustive
study of primary sources which are fully documented, but it is a
highly readable account. More than half of it consists of
narratives of individual bridge projects, in which all the men
involved, from noblemen and generals to country masons and
carpenters, come alive for the reader. Much of the detail of these
stories has never been published before. Among the topics which can
be traced through the narratives are the growth in spans and
changes in the proportions of bridges, the borrowing and
modification of Continental styles, a halting progress towards the
use of scientific theory in bridge design, the introduction of iron
arches and the important role played by 'amateurs', including Tom
Paine and Samuel Johnson. Over 200 illustrations accompany the
text.
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