Description |
280 pages : illustrations, maps (part color), color plates, portraits ; 28 cm |
Bibliography |
Bibliography: page 274. |
Contents |
Foreword -- The Neolithic revolution -- River control and irrigation -- The megalith builders -- The Great Pyramid at Gizeh -- Building in the West -- Water conduction and drainage in Greece and Rome -- The decline and rise of Western Europe -- The Gothic revolution in building -- The fortified city -- Roads and bridges and harbors -- European reclamation and canal building -- Deferred birth of engineering sciences -- The British century of engineering -- The railway age -- New materials, new sources of power -- Useful pyramids -- Supplement -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Sources of illustrations -- Index. |
Subject |
Civil engineering -- History.
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