Bridge over London from The beauty of the heavens : a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe
Object Details
- Book Title
- The beauty of the heavens : a pictorial display of the astronomical phenomena of the universe : one hundred and four coloured scenes, illustrating a familiar lecture on astronomy
- Caption
- Bridge over London
- Educational Notes
- A bridge is a structure that allows humans, animals, and vehicles to cross over an open space. Bridges stretch across bodies of water, valleys, and roads and connects two places together. There are a lot of different ways to build bridges, and each one has its own purpose. The reasons an engineer might choose to build a certain kind of bridge might depend on the function, what the terrain is like, the materials used to make it, and how much money is available to build it. While there are many types of bridges, there are only a few basic bridge structures: girder bridges, truss, rigid frame, arch, cable stayed, and suspension. But one thing that the engineer needs to know for sure is how strong the materials are to make sure the bridge can support the weight of whatever is crossing it.
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Libraries
- Date
- 1842
- Publication Date
- 1842
- Image ID
- SIL-beautyofheavensp00blun_0191
- Catalog ID
- 283188
- Creator
- Blunt, Charles F.
- Rights
- No Copyright - United States
- Type
- Prints
- Place
- London
- Publication Place
- London
- Publisher
- Tilt and Bogue
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- See Wonder
- Topic
- Bridges
- Engineering
- Cable
- Arch
- Suspension
- Building
- Architecture
- Record ID
- silgoi_110664
