Title: Cresy's Encyclopaedia of Civil Engineering, Volume 1 Author: Edward Cresy ISBN: 0727736353 / 9780727736352 Format: Hard Cover Pages: 918 Publisher: ICE Publishing Year: 2010 Availability: Out of Stock
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Edward Cresy, the renowned architectural historian and civil engineer, has drawn on his incredible vision and breadth of knowledge to bring together a remarkable history of civil engineering. First published in 1847 this facsimile edition of the first part of his encyclopaedia includes a vast number of illustrations, a history of civil engineering by period and a glimpse into the theory and practices of the day. Cresy's Encyclopaedia of Civil Engineering even includes the earliest measured drawing of the leaning tower of Pisa.
Book I : History of Civil Engineering
Chapter 1 : Phoenician Chapter 2 : Egyptian Chapter 3 : Grecian Chapter 4 : Roman Engineering Chapter 5 : Holland and Germany Chapter 6 : France Chapter 7 : America Chapter 8 : Britain
Book II : Theory and Practice of Engineering
Chapter 9 : Geology and Water Chapter 10 : Composition and Use of Minerals Chapter 11 : On Stone Chapter 12 : Bricks and Tiles Chapter 13 : Mortars and Cements Chapter 14 : of Pisé Chapter 15 : Tar, Pitch, Resin, Glass Chapter 16 : Geometry