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The Civil Engineer's Pocketbook Mensuration, Trigonometry, Surveying, Etc. (1883)

John Cresson Trautwine

The Civil Engineer's Pocketbook: Mensuration, Trigonometry, Surveying, Etc. (1883) is a comprehensive guide for civil engineers, authored by John Cresson Trautwine. The book covers a wide range of topics related to civil engineering, including mensuration, trigonometry, surveying, and more. It is de...

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William Mulholland was reported to be reading this book alongside another technical text at night while working to clear brush and debris from the Los Angeles River.

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At night, he stayed up reading Thomas Fanning's Practical Treatise on Hydraulics and John Troutwine's Civil Engineers' Pocketbook.

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William Mulholland was reported to be reading this book alongside another technical text at night while working to clear brush and debris from the Los Angeles River.

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At night, he stayed up reading Thomas Fanning's Practical Treatise on Hydraulics and John Troutwine's Civil Engineers' Pocketbook.

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