| William Laxton - 1865 - 484 sivua
...profession of a civil engineer be, as described in the charter of incorporation of the institution, "the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man," it might fairly be asked, what other profession played so large a part in developing the material resources... | |
| Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1875 - 520 sivua
...acquisition of that species of knowledge which constitutes the profession of a Civil Engineer ; being the art of directing the great sources of power in Nature for the use and convenience of mnn, as the means rf production and of traffic in states, both for external and internal trade, as... | |
| Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1881 - 512 sivua
...entrusted the design and execution of works tending, in the expressive words of our charter, to direct " the great sources of power in Nature for the use and convenience of man." Finally, let me express my thanks to the engineers and others who have kindly furnished me with information,... | |
| Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1884 - 534 sivua
...an engineer, it is enough to say that if tho province of tho engineer is " the art of directing tho great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man," there have been very few men in the profession who could show a higher claim to the title. He was probably... | |
| 1858 - 608 sivua
...habitations of our subjects, and otherwise smoothing the path of Civilization ; and also being the Arts of directing the great sources of Power in Nature for the use and convenience of man, as the moans of production and of traffic both for external and internal trade, and uiiU-iiully advancing... | |
| 1859 - 452 sivua
...acquisition of that species of knowledge which constitutes the profession of a Civil Engineer ; being the art of directing the great sources of power in...both for external and internal trade, as applied in tie construction of roads, bridges,aqueducts, canals, river navigation, and docks, for internal intercourse... | |
| William Newton - 1865 - 832 sivua
...profession of a civil engineer be, as described in the Charter of Incorporation of the Institution, " the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man," it might fairly be asked — what other profession played so large a part in developing the material... | |
| Institution of civil engineers - 1867 - 100 sivua
...species of knowledge which constitutes the profession of a Civil Engineer, being the art The nature and of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use ° ' e and convenience of man, as the means of production and of traffic in states both for external... | |
| 1868 - 722 sivua
...Minutes:— " Description of a Civil Engineer, "By THOMAS TREDGOLD, Hon. M. Inst. CE " Civil Engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in Nature for the use and convenience of man; being that practical application of the most important principles of natural philosophy which has,... | |
| sir Charles Hutton Gregory - 1868 - 62 sivua
...>u;<l Htate of aakirs in die whole world. The most important object of Civil Engineering is to improve the means of production and of traffic in states, both for external and internal trade. It is applied in the construction and management of roads, bridges, railroads, aqueducts, canals, river... | |
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