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William Willcocks

William Willcocks Sir William Willcocks (27 September 1852 in India – 28 July 1932 in Cairo, Egypt) was a British civil engineer during the high point of the British Empire. He was an irrigation engineer who proposed and built the first Aswan Dam, the scale of which had never been attempted previously. He later undertook other major irrigation projects in South Africa and the Ottoman Empire's Arabian territories. Provided by Wikipedia
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Egyptian irrigation.
Published 2025
Egyptian irrigation.

Willcocks, William
Projets relatifs au Nil : (traduit de Nile projects) /
Projets relatifs au Nil : (traduit de Nile projects) /

: 3 pages l., [iii]-xi, [1] pages, 1 l., [v]-xvi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.

Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
Projets relatifs au Nil /
Projets relatifs au Nil /

: Translation of : Nile Projects. : xxxii, 146 pages, 6 leaves of plates (some folded) : illustrations, map ; 24 cm. : Includes bibliographical references.

Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
The Assuân Reservoir and Lake Moeris : A lecture delivered at a meeting of the Khedivial Geographical Society Cairo 16th January 1904 /
The Assuân Reservoir and Lake Moeris : A lecture delivered at a meeting of the Khedivial Geographical Society Cairo 16th January 1904 /

: LC copy replaced by microfilm.
Translation of : Le Réservoir d'Assouân et le Lac Mœris. : 35, 38 pages : plates, 2 maps, 3 plans ; 27 cm.

Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
The restoration of the ancient irrigation works on the Tigris, or, The re-creation of Chaldea /
Published 1903
The restoration of the ancient irrigation works on the Tigris, or, The re-creation of Chaldea /

: being a lecture delivered at a meeting of the Khedivial geographical society, Cairo, 25th March, 1903, with two appendices and ten plates. : 71 pages : plates, maps, tables. 25 cm.

Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
Egyptian irrigation /
Published 1913
Egyptian irrigation /

: Six of the folded maps in pocket (v. 1). : 2 volumes : illustrations, LXXXI plates (some folded, including maps, plans, diagrams) ; 27 cm.

Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
Egyptian irrigation.
Egyptian irrigation.

: xxvii, 367 pages : illustrations, maps (part folded, part color) ; 27 cm.

Willcocks, William, Sir, 1852-1932
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