Project Gutenberg 2008-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 94 Chevalier, Michel 1806 1879 Chevalier, Michael L'isthme de Panama Examen historique et géographique des différentes directions suivant lesquelles on pourrait le percer et des moyens à y employer; suivi d'un aperçu sur l'isthme de Suez. Reading ease score: 64.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Adrian Mastronardi, Christine P. Travers, The Philatelic Digital Library Project at http://www.tpdlp.net and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "L'isthme de Panama" by Michel Chevalier is a historical and geographical examination written in the mid-19th century. The work addresses the potential for creating a canal through the Isthmus of Panama, discussing various routes and the engineering challenges associated with such a project. It presents the historical significance of the isthmus and its geographical features, providing insight into the political and economic implications of a passage between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The opening of the book introduces readers to the geographical and historical context of the Isthmus of Panama, detailing its remarkable length and the key points where a canal could potentially be constructed. Chevalier elaborates on five main locations along the isthmus that are considered for this endeavor, highlighting the challenges posed by the imposing Andes mountain range and the mountainous terrain of Central America. He also acknowledges the historical attempts to find a passage between the two oceans, underscoring the importance of the isthmus for trade and communication while setting the stage for a deeper analysis of the engineering needed to connect the two great bodies of water. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Canals, Interoceanic Canals -- Panama Canals -- Nicaragua Canals -- Egypt TC Text FR Sciences et Techniques Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General Browsing: Travel & Geography 347968 347851 2024-10-11T10:28:15.709626 2023-09-12T03:53:57.291810 text/html text/html 338808 2013-04-06T05:24:24 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 10325359 2013-04-06T05:24:46 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1088355 2024-10-11T10:28:24.931609 application/epub+zip 1090834 2024-10-11T10:28:18.927621 application/epub+zip 197322 2024-10-11T10:28:16.624641 application/epub+zip 1174335 2024-10-11T10:28:28.777548 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1140017 2024-10-11T10:28:23.051592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249461 2022-09-12T09:56:08.049168 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 307503 307189 2024-10-11T10:28:14.925619 2023-09-12T03:53:56.499823 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 299432 2008-09-03T07:08:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 110608 2008-09-03T07:08:24 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21296 2024-10-11T10:28:28.915565 application/rdf+xml 13807 2024-10-11T10:28:17.182618 image/jpeg 3644 2024-10-11T10:28:16.902607 image/jpeg 10774288 2024-10-11T10:28:15.813666 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia