Excerpt from The Forth Railway Bridge: Being the Expanded Edition of the Giant's AnatomyIt is, however, quite impossible by means of the pen to convey to the mind of the reader the immensity of this work, which can only be realised, not by a single visit, but by constant and careful study of the numerous and varied parts, and in this way alone does the magnitude and boldness of design gradually develop itself in the mind of the observer.It may perhaps be well to state that it has been the writer's object not to trespass upon treatises which have hitherto been or may be published, dealing with the subject in a scientific or technical manner a character the Author by no means assumes for this outline - at the same time it is but right to add, that in what follows the greatest care has been taken to ensure such clearness of description as may enable the ordinary reader, who has any interest in the undertaking, to grasp the general design of the Bridge and the various methods of erection.Those who wish to further follow up the subject, cannot fail to derive much pleasure in the perusal of other and more voluminous works which have left my hands.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.