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I HAVE read Sir George Airy's criticism of the design for the proposed Forth Bridge with interest. So far as engineers are concerned the letter calls for no reply; but as others pardonably ignorant of the present state of engineering science may feel the same difficulties as Sir George Airy, I propose with your permission to offer a few explanations.
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BAKER, B. The Proposed Bridge over the Forth. Nature 26, 623–624 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/026623f0
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