General theory of bridge construction: containing demonstrations of the principles of the art and their application to practice: With practical illustrations |
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| Title | General theory of bridge construction: containing demonstrations of the principles of the art and their application to practice: With practical illustrations |
| Author | Herman Haupt |
| Publisher | Trubner, 1863 |
| Original from | Sapienza University of Rome (Biblioteca Centrale della Facoltà di Ingegneria G. Boaga) |
| Digitized | Apr 24, 2013 |
| Length | 268 pages |
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