03192cam a22003733u 4500 75910 UtSlPG 20260610134745.0 m cr n 260607r20251903utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 TA Burr, William H. (William Hubert), 1851-1934 Ancient and modern engineering and the Isthmian canal First edition Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2025 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2025-04-19 Ancient civil-engineering works -- Bridges -- Water-works for cities and towns -- Some features of railroad engineering -- The Nicaragua route for a ship-canal -- The Panama route for a ship canal. Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Ancient and Modern Engineering and the Isthmian Canal" by William H. Burr is a historical and technical account written in the early 20th century. The book concentrates on the evolution of civil engineering from ancient times through to the modern era, with a particular emphasis on major infrastructural works such as bridges, water supply systems, and, notably, the development and evaluation of potential routes for a canal across the Isthmus of Panama and Nicaragua. Aimed at both professional engineers and informed lay readers, it traces humanity’s engineering feats and explores the enduring relationship between civil development and technological progress. The opening of the book lays out its origins as a series of lectures and introduces its thorough organization, including a detailed table of contents. Burr’s introduction highlights the careful selection of illustrations and the decision to expand his public lectures for publication. The first chapters begin with an exploration of civil engineering’s ancient roots, dispelling the notion that the discipline is a purely modern invention. Burr meticulously describes early engineering achievements in Chaldea and Egypt, such as vast hydraulic canal systems, advanced brick and stone construction, and large-scale public works like dams, pyramids, and city defenses. The narrative emphasizes the importance of these feats for commerce, agriculture, and defense, and it transitions to Roman innovations—roads, building materials, sewers, and bridges—demonstrating both the continuity and advancement of civil engineering methods from prehistory into recorded history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1903 Panama Canal (Panama) Canals, Interoceanic Nicaragua Canal (Nicaragua) Civil engineering -- History https://archive.org/details/ancientmodernen00burr https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75910 116635 116635