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Encyclopedia of Bridges and Tunnels (Facts on File Science Library)
by Stephen Johnson, Roberto T. Leon
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Facts on File (2002-07)
ISBN: 0816044821
EAN: 9780816044825
Dewy Decimal #: 624.203
Hardcover: 416 pages
SKU: 08040117
Condition: Very Good As issued
Comments: Hardback. Very good plus shape with no highlights, underlines or notes and no marks except one tiny closed tear at top of spines junction with back cover. Issued with illustrated cover and no DJ. Cover is very good. Tight binding and crisp clean text. Very nice book.
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Product Description
This reference presents more than 200 in-depth entries that document man's most significant engineering endeavours. In addition to introducing readers to the world's most important bridges and tunnels, the book also examines the technology that made them possible and the remarkable human dramas involved in their creation. Accounts of construction efforts, political struggles, life stories, and concise explanations of the principles behind bridge and tunnel engineering are illustrated with photographs that offer views of some of the most majestic structures in the world.
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