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History and Heritage of Civil Engineering
Features landmark projects, notable engineers, image library and resources guide.
Provided by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
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The Jerwood Photography Project - Making the Modern World
A project to make accessible and preserve the British Library's photographic
collection which records the progress of early construction projects. Includes
samples from the collection.
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Search in Category: Regional: Europe: United Kingdom: England: London: Camden: Arts and Entertainment: Museums
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Built in America
This collection includes digitized images of measured drawings, black-and-white
photographs, color transparencies, photo captions, data pages including written
histories, and supplemental materials. From The Historic American Buildings Survey
(HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER).
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Canadian Civil Engineering History & Heritage
Features historic sites by structure type and engineers who made a significant
impact on civil engineering in Canada.
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Construction History Society
Exists to focus the attention of the construction industry and associated
professions on the importance of preserving the records of our built environment.
Includes membership details, newsletter, journal and events.
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Cruquius Site
Group of volunteers restoring and maintaining one of the pumping stations which
drained the Haarlemmermeer. Site describes the history, the technology, and the
restoration.
www.cruquiusmuseum.nl - cached


Engineering Timelines Map of The British Isles
Searchable data on significant projects and engineers in the British Isles.
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Huntington Fund for the Heritage of Civil Engineering
Established to enable the Huntington Library to be a pivotal research center in the
study of the history of civil engineering and its social and cultural impact.
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Civil Engineering and Public Works.
Full text of this 1870 publication by William Blake. Reports on the 1867 Paris
Universal Exposition. Includes topics such as construction materials and the Suez
maritime canal.
quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AGL5111


Pocket-Book for Railroad and Civil Engineers
Facsimile of an early calculation assistant which contained methods for laying out
railroad curves, switches, frog angles, and crossings, the staking out of work,
levelling, and the calculation of cuttings and embankments. Produced by Oliver
Byrne in 1864.
quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJS1974


Syllabus of Lectures on Civil Engineering in the University of Georgia
Facsimile of this 1853 publication by Charles Francis McCay. Provides an
interesting insight into early engineering education.
quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moa;idno=AJQ7546


Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Engineering Construction and Building
Covers a range of topics including roads and bridges, ports and harbours, and
construction during the settlement period. From the Australian Academy of
Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Search in Category: Regional: Oceania: Australia: Science and Environment: Technology
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: Oceania: Australia: Victoria: The University of Melbourne: Faculty of Arts
www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/310.html - cached


The Surveyors Historical Society
Dedicated to the preservation of historical surveying instruments, artifacts,
records and memorabilia and educating the general public about the history of
surveying.
www.surveyorshistoricalsociety.com - cached


The National History Committee of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering
Record for preservation, significant works of earlier generations of civil
engineers. Includes illustrated listings of historic sites.
Search in Category: Reference: Education: Colleges and Universities: North America: Canada: Ontario: Ryerson University
www.ryerson.ca/~amackenz/history - cached




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