an historical and descriptive account of the water works of London and the contrivances for supplying other great cities, in different ages and countries

together with those which have been abandoned for the present session; to which are added, a table of distances from the proposed London termini to eight well-known places in the metropolis; a table exhibiting the length, cost, tunnelling, curves, etc., of each of the railways for which bills are now in progress through Parliament : with a glossary; and other useful information

as the London and Birmingham - Great Western - Greenwich - Midland Counties - North Union - Leeds and Selby - Grand Junction - Slamannan, and Wishaw and Coltness railways; and the elegant aqueduct of the Lancaster canal, over the river lune...

to which is added, a glossary of technical terms, used in civil engineering, explaining and illustrating every word in ordinary use; and the details of Hawthorne's celebrated locomotive engine, for the Paris and Versailles railway

rapport adressé à le ministre des travaux publics

practically described and illustrated

containing a faithful record of the perambulations, perils, travels, adventures, and sporting transactions of the corresponding members

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