Ever since the days of the Roman Empire, Europe has depended heavily on inland waterways as vital arteries for its economic lifeblood. West Germany’s arteries pump the hardest. Along the country ...

An incredible map shows where all of England and Wales' 2,000 miles of canals and rivers flow, and also the areas where there ...

MESSRS. EDITORS—In No. 32 of the present volume of the SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, you say in your article entitled "Canals and Railroads," that "the wisest policy to pursue, apparently, is to utilize ...

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Britain's relationship with the canals of the Industrial Revolution has lasted for some 300 years. In that time they've moved from being vital trade routes to ignored and forgotten relics ...

On a hot summer’s day, the thought of slowly pootling along a canal on a narrowboat seems like an ideal way to kick back and relax (so long as you’re not steering!). Around the world ...

This is where online maps come into play, and one prominent tool that almost everyone has used at some point is Google Maps.

Movie"A fascinating history of Britain's beloved canal network: the navvies whose brawn created the waterways, and the engineers and architects responsible for some amazing tunnels and aqueducts." ...

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