Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from Report on Asphalt and Bitumen: As Applied to the Construction of Streets and Sidewalks in Paris; Also To, Terraces, Roofs, Etc;, And to Various Products in the Exhibition of 1867
Asphalt is used in Paris chie?y in two different forms: first, the natu ral rock, unalloyed, with which streets are made; second, a mixture of asphalt with bitumen and fine gravel for the construction of sidewalks.
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