| 1849 - 1068 Seiten
...thousands of infantry — in fact, the whole platform was one mass of moving soldiers; and during the first two days, 60,000 Imperial troops, with 270 pieces...while their cost, in comparison with stone bridges, is insignificant. Ibid. AMERICAN PATENTS. List of American Patents which issued in the month of May,... | |
| William Laxton - 1849 - 486 Seiten
...of Infantry — In fact, the whole platform was one mass of moving •oldlers; and during the first two days, 60,000 Imperial troops, with 270 pieces...constructed and trussed according to the design of "Jr. Clark, may be erected In the most exposed places, while their cost In comparison with stone bridges... | |
| 1849 - 1020 Seiten
...thousands of infantry — in fact, the whole platform one mass of moving soldiers ; and during the first two days, 60,000 Imperial troops, with 270 pieces...cannon, passed over the bridge." This fact cannot bat be of importance to the scientific world, since it proves that suspension bridges, when properly... | |
| 1850 - 332 Seiten
...thousands of infantry — in fact, the whole platform one mass of moving soldiers ; and during the first two days 60,000 Imperial troops, with 270 pieces of cannon, passed over the bridge." This evidence is of great importance to the scientific world ; since it proves that suspension-bridges,... | |
| Johann Georg Heck - 1851 - 814 Seiten
...of infantry ; in fact the whole platform was one mass of moving soldiers ; and during the two first days 60,000 imperial troops, with 270 pieces of cannon, passed over the bridge." This fact is of the first importance, as it proves that suspension bridges, when properly constructed, may be... | |
| 1852 - 814 Seiten
...of infantry ; in feet the whole platform was one mass of moving soldiers ; and during the two first days 60,000 imperial troops, with 270 pieces of cannon, passed over the bridge." This fact is of the first importance, as it proves that suspension bridges, when properly constructed, may be... | |
| John Murray (publishers.) - 1855 - 640 Seiten
...thousands of infantry — in fact, the whole platform was one mass of moving soldiers. During the first 2 days 60,000 Imperial troops, with 270 pieces of cannon, passed over. The bridge was, therefore, at once tested in the severest manner. In the night of the 29th of April the Imperial... | |
| 1856 - 176 Seiten
...of infantry ; in faet the* whole platform was one mass of moving soldiers ; and during the two first days 60,000 imperial troops, with 270 pieces of cannon^ passed over the bridge." This fact is of the first importance, as it proves that suspension bridges, when properly constructed, may be... | |
| 1858 - 424 Seiten
...thousands of infantry, in fact, the whole platform was one mass of moving soldiers. During the first two days 60,000 Imperial troops, with 270 pieces of cannon passed over. The strength of the bridge was, therefore, at once most severely tested. These two cities, from their intimate... | |
| John Murray (Firm) - 1858 - 648 Seiten
...thousands of infantry — in fact, the whole platform was one mass of moving soldiers. During the first 2 days 60,000 Imperial troops, with 270 pieces of cannon, passed over. The bridge •was, therefore, at once tested in the severest manner. In the night of the 29th of April the Imperial... | |
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