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Impossible Engineering

- Technology and Territoriality on the Canal du Midi

About Impossible Engineering

The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780691140322
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 328
  • Published:
  • July 25, 2009
  • Dimensions:
  • 241x161x27 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 596 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 20, 2024

Description of Impossible Engineering

The Canal du Midi, which threads through southwestern France and links the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, was an astonishing feat of seventeenth-century engineering - in fact, it was technically impossible according to the standards of its day. This book looks at the mystery of its success as well as the canal's surprising political significance.

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