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Object numberDM162/8/2/4/folio 2

TitleNotes about the dimensions of the Clifton Suspension Bridge

Creator Isambard Kingdom Brunel (author)‎

DescriptionNotes and calculations headed 'Calculations of General Dimensions' of the Clifton Suspension Bridge. Calculations of the length, tension at the centre and extremity, and angle of tangent at the extremity, using Davies Gilbert's tables. Notes and calculations headed 'Chaines' (sic) relating to the length and weight of the chains.

Production date 1838-10-13 - 1838-10-13

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Credit lineBy Courtesy of the Brunel Institute – a collaboration of the ss Great Britain Trust and the University of Bristol

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