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Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland – Lowlands and Borders
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"A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation."
- Gordon Masterton, President 2005-06, Institution of Civil Engineers
This penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland describes the visionary projects that created the opportunities for trade and wealth creation. It records Scotland's achievements as a civilisation through the enduring memorials that great engineers built. It celebrates the men of genius that could see beyond the status quo to a new paradigm
Emerald Publishing Limited
Title: Civil Engineering Heritage Scotland – Lowlands and Borders
Description:
"A gazetteer and guidebook to inform anyone with an interest in civilisation.
"
- Gordon Masterton, President 2005-06, Institution of Civil Engineers
This penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland describes the visionary projects that created the opportunities for trade and wealth creation.
It records Scotland's achievements as a civilisation through the enduring memorials that great engineers built.
It celebrates the men of genius that could see beyond the status quo to a new paradigm.
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