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Subject Terms Suspension bridges.

1. Description of the iron bridges of suspension now erecting over the strait of Menai, at Bangor, and over the river Conway, in North Wales : with two views, also some account of the different bridges of suspension in England and Scotland, particularly of Captain S. Brown's iron bar bridge over the river Tweed : with remarks on the proposed suspension bridge over the river Mercy, at Runcorn Gap, and some calculations of the strength of malleable iron, founded on experiments / by T.G. Cumming, surveyor.

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Creator:: Cumming, T. G
Date:: 1824
Physical Description:: 55, [3] p., [2] folded leaves of plates : ill. (engravings) ; 24 cm
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts

2. Tracts on vaults and bridges : containing observations on the various forms of vaults : on the taking down and rebuilding London Bridge : and on the principles of arches ... : with reference to the properties of the catenary, applied to the Menai Bridge : and a theoretical investigation of the catenary.

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Creator:: Ware, Samuel
Date:: 1822
Physical Description:: xx, [6], 73, [2], 71, [2], 177 p., [20] leaves of plates (some folded) : ill. ; 26 cm.
Collection:: Rare Books and Manuscripts