The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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Page 56
... banks . The want of sufficient escape for flood - water has occasioned overflows of canal banks which were attended with very serious injury to the works , and lengthened suspension of the traffic ; and attention to this particular part ...
... banks . The want of sufficient escape for flood - water has occasioned overflows of canal banks which were attended with very serious injury to the works , and lengthened suspension of the traffic ; and attention to this particular part ...
Page 57
... banks at the water - line is also a matter of importance . " Pitching " with stones and " facing " with brushwood are employed , and , in the writer's experience , the latter , if well executed , forms an economical and effectual ...
... banks at the water - line is also a matter of importance . " Pitching " with stones and " facing " with brushwood are employed , and , in the writer's experience , the latter , if well executed , forms an economical and effectual ...
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... banks , and many other particulars . For full details as to the character and extent of such in- formation , and the means of obtaining it , we can only refer the reader to works on the subject of River and Marine Surveying . Neither do ...
... banks , and many other particulars . For full details as to the character and extent of such in- formation , and the means of obtaining it , we can only refer the reader to works on the subject of River and Marine Surveying . Neither do ...
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... banks . In examining minutely the windings of the stream in reference to certain investi- gations , it was necessary to walk down the right bank of the river at low - water , close to the edge of the channel . While so engaged , the ...
... banks . In examining minutely the windings of the stream in reference to certain investi- gations , it was necessary to walk down the right bank of the river at low - water , close to the edge of the channel . While so engaged , the ...
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... banks prevent the bore attaining a rate greater than about 4 miles an hour ; but when the river is under the influence of freshes , and the water raised and covering some of the banks , it appears to roll on at a rate of 10 miles an ...
... banks prevent the bore attaining a rate greater than about 4 miles an hour ; but when the river is under the influence of freshes , and the water raised and covering some of the banks , it appears to roll on at a rate of 10 miles an ...
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