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Charles A. Vinscherer Civil Engineering Notebook
Collection
Identifier: SC MS 0122
Abstract
This manuscript describes observations and comparisons of various waterways engineering structures in eastern United States and the Rhineland of Germany. Detailed notations are made about the structures on the Schuylkill Navigation system above Reading, PA and the Louisville – Portland Canal system.
Dates:
1855 to 1881
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
Professor Mansfield Merriman Lecture Notes Taken by Edgar A. Borhek, 1904
Collection
Identifier: SC MS0266
Abstract
The lecture notes reflect an interesting view into the field of civil engineering at the turn of the twentieth century. The notes indicate that a student in civil engineering was expected to have a multidisciplinary diversity. Some examples given in the lectures illustrate the broad field of knowledge possessed by Professor Mansfield Merriman.
Dates:
1904
Found in:
Lehigh University Special Collections
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