Thesis
A history of civil engineering
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Derived from the Latin "ingenium," which means natural capacity or invention, the word "engine" provides a clue as to the origin of the title "engineer." Ingenium, engine, military engine, and military engineer follow each other logically when the assault and defense of early mailed cities is considered. It is lively that the word "engineer" was derived from "engine" in much the same manner that "musketeer" was derived from "musket," for the early duties of the military engineer were larg...
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- Publication date:
- 1949
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
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- Copyright holder:
- Merdinger, C. J.
- Copyright date:
- 1949
- Notes:
- This thesis was digitised thanks to the generosity of Dr Leonard Polonsky
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