A Memoir on Suspension Bridges - Comprising the History of their Origin and Progress, and of their Application to Civil and Military Purposes -
Brand: Cambridge University Press
Description
Published in 1832, this was the first English textbook dedicated to the topic of suspension bridges. Charles Stewart Drewry (1805–81), who worked on the plans for the Clifton Suspension Bridge, provides a thorough account of the history, purpose and construction of suspension bridges, with detailed examples and illustrations.