Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.

With the development of society and sustainable growth of economy, cement and concrete will still be the major building materials in the coming decades. This book summarizes the history and development of cement and concrete.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations.

" In this book are described and analyzed, for the first time, the various contributions that led to the rediscovery of concrete made by the specialists of the period, from chemists to volcanologists; from engineers to architects and ...