Bridges and MenDoubleday, 1963 - 343 páginas History of bridges through the ages, and the men who built them. |
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How Bridges Were Invented | 1 |
The Mighty Roman Arch | 7 |
The Engineer Vanishes from Europe but Appears in Asia | 19 |
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