 | Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - Civil engineering - 1875 - 520 pages
...which was granted to " The Institution of Civil Engineers " on the 3rd of June, 1828 : — "A Society for the general advancement of Mechanical Science,...of power in Nature for the use and convenience of mnn, as the means rf production and of traffic in states, both for external and internal trade, as... | |
 | 1859 - 452 pages
...Charter, "for the general advancement of Mechanical Science, and more particularly for promot insr the acquisition of that species of knowledge which...Civil Engineer ; being the art of directing the great sourcFs of power in nature for the use and convenience of man, as the means of production and of traffic... | |
 | Institution of civil engineers - 1867 - 100 pages
...species of knowledge which constitutes the profession of a Civil Engineer, being the art The nature and of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use ° ' e and convenience of man, as the means of production and of traffic in states both for external... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1880 - 762 pages
...following reasons : — The purpose of the society is stated in their charter of incorporation to be for the general advancement of mechanical science,...directing the great sources of power in nature for the ase and convenience of man, as the means of production of traffic in states both for external and internal... | |
 | Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - Civil engineering - 1881 - 522 pages
...Society for the general advancement of Mechanical Science, and more particularly for promoting tho acquisition of that species of knowledge which constitutes...Civil Engineer, being the art of directing the great sourees of power in nature for the use and convenience of man ;" and the Charter then goes on to give... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - Science - 1918 - 684 pages
...established by the grant of a Eoyal Charter, which contains the famous definition of civil engineering as being: The art of directing the Great Sources of Power In Nature for the use and convenience of men, аз the means of production and of traffic in states both for external and internal trade, аз... | |
 | Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - Civil engineering - 1883 - 140 pages
...species of knowledge which constitutes the profession of a Civil Engineer, being the artThenatm-eand of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use ^ect of the and convenience of man, as the means of production and of traffic in states both for external... | |
 | 1883 - 140 pages
...species of knowledge which constitutes the profession of a Civil Engineer, being the art The nature and of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use °^ect ofthe and convenience of man, as the means of production and of traffic in states both for external... | |
 | Engineering - 1884 - 616 pages
...Whilst the profession of the engineer has been described by Tredgold in terse and emphatic prose, as "the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use and convenience of man,'1 which has changed the aspect and state of affairs in the whole world, Pope has described its... | |
 | Henry Law - Civil engineering - 1884 - 726 pages
...years ago by Mr. Tredgold, and adopted by the Institution of Civil Engineers in their charter — " the art of directing the great sources of power in nature for the use aiirl convenience of man." And here it is my duty to acknowledge the aid which I have derived from... | |
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Civil engineering is the art of directing the great sources of power in Nature for the use and convenience... 
