Chelsea to Cairo 'Taylor-made' water through eleven reigns and in six continents : a history of John Taylor & Sons and their predecessors
Recording the history of John Taylor and Sons and their predecessors, Gwilym Roberts describes civilisation as a product of engineering. He demonstrates how dependence on technology goes back to the earliest civilisations, when irrigation systems enabled man to abandon a nomadic existence.
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| Format | Electronic eBook |
| Language | English |
| Published |
London :
Thomas Telford,
2006.
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| Online Access | Full text |
| ISBN | 9780727737274 |
| DOI | 10.1680/ctc.34112 |
| Physical Description | 1 online resource (xxxii, 464 p.) : ill. (some col.), col. maps. |
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