tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post4124630301242621529..comments2024-03-19T03:14:04.172-04:00Comments on Rabett Run: Bridge BuildingEliRabetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07957002964638398767noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-18087559146642426302013-04-02T10:18:17.389-04:002013-04-02T10:18:17.389-04:00"On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, th..."On Friday noon, July the twentieth, 1714, the finest bridge in all Peru broke and precipitated five travelers into the gulf below."<br /><br />The photograph reminds me of The Bridge of San Luis Rey.<br /><br />So I went back and re-read the opening and for the first time heard how important the date was to the story. Jeffrey Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966839006518642902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-77600073295372094072013-04-01T09:18:33.693-04:002013-04-01T09:18:33.693-04:00early 19th century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So...early 19th century<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophie_GermainMartin Vermeerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04537045395760606324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-81499211195524616872013-03-31T23:01:44.902-04:002013-03-31T23:01:44.902-04:00mid 19th century
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_...mid 19th century<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ada_Lovelace<br /><br />early 20th century<br />https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmy_NoetherDavid B. Bensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02917182411282836875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16612221.post-32174648290075608152013-03-31T15:42:28.304-04:002013-03-31T15:42:28.304-04:00Solomon Tredwell was the contractor for for the co...Solomon Tredwell was the contractor for for the complex construction of the railway through the Western Ghats east of Bombay. When he died in 1859 two months after starting work, his widow Alice took over responsibility for the contract and saw it through to completion in 1863 (partly from England). With all due respect to Mrs. Roebling, this was a far bigger project than the Brooklyn bridge; the stretch has 26 tunnels totalling over 2 miles, and eight viaducts. Hats off to both ladies. <br />Source: http://www.allen-family-tree.co.uk/solomon-tredwell.html James Wimberleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10039653150309817093noreply@blogger.com