Scotland - Lowlands and Borders (Civil Engineering Heritage Seri

Civil Engineering Heritage ScotlandThe Lowlands and Borders\nAuthor(s): Roland Paxton, J Shipway\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, United Kingdom\nImprint: Thomas Telford Ltd\nISBN-13: 9780727734877, 978-0727734877\nSynopsis\nThis penultimate book in the Civil Engineering Heritage series for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland describes the visionary projects that created the opportunities for trade and wealth creation. It records Scotlands achievements as a civilisation through the enduring memorials that great engineers built. It celebrates the men of genius that could see beyond the status quo to a new paradigm the civil engineers who laid down the foundations of the civilised world we enjoy today.\n\nThis book is an inventory and a guide to a selection of historical engineering works carried out in Scotland over the centuries and includes works by many great engineers such as John Smeaton, the father of civil engineering who made a significant cons