Back in the 1700s the building of harbours and docks was the rocket science of the day and many things went wrong. In the case of the dry dock the builder ignored the advice of Smeaton the civil engineer with fairly spectacular results click here to read it or you can read it in the reprint of An Historical report on Ramsgate Harbour 1791 By John Smeaton that I publish. It is a most charmingly account of a man explaining the failings of others.
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Wednesday 14 November 2007
John Smeaton Ramsgate Dry Dock
Back in the 1700s the building of harbours and docks was the rocket science of the day and many things went wrong. In the case of the dry dock the builder ignored the advice of Smeaton the civil engineer with fairly spectacular results click here to read it or you can read it in the reprint of An Historical report on Ramsgate Harbour 1791 By John Smeaton that I publish. It is a most charmingly account of a man explaining the failings of others.
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Fo it waf all fucked up by the preffure of water. Fafcinating.
ReplyDeleteWell he did obferve a confiderable ftream of water iffuing from under the apron and it was certainly piffing out during the fpring tide.
ReplyDeletePeople should read this.
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