Wonderful Progress of the 19th Century, Its Triumphs And Achievements; a volume of ..
The book Wonderful Progress of the 19th Century, Its Triumphs And Achievements; a volume of .. was written by author Boyd, James P[enny], 1836- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of Wonderful Progress of the 19th Century, Its Triumphs And Achievements; a volume of .. book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Wonderful Progress of the 19th Century, Its Triumphs And Achievements; a volume of .. a good or bad book?
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The canal will drain into the Desplaines Elver at a point where the slope of the river is so great that there will never be danger that a strong west wind or an unusual lowering of the level of Lake Michigan can possibly cause the current to flow eastward. Work on the canal was commenced only after many years of discussion, planning, legislation, litigation, and bitter opposition by the varied inter- ests which considered themselves more or less injured. But the work wa.9 PROGRESS IN CIVIL ENGI...NEERING 355 actually commenced in Jvily, 1S92. The estimated excavation is approxi- mately 40,000,000 cubic yards — about one half that of the Suez canal ; but the length is only 20 miles, compared with 101 miles for the Suez canal. The total cost is estimated at something over $27,000,000. It is expected that the work will be actually completed before the close of this century. V. GEODESY. It may be tliat many, who have read of the incredulity of all Europe when the voyages of navigators during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries first demonstrated the sphericity of the earth, will be surprised to learn that this knowledge had been acquired almost two thousand years before, and had since then been forgotten.
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