History is systematically collected information about the past. When used as the name of a field of study, history refers to the study and interpretation of the record of humans, families, and societies. Knowledge of history is often said to encompass both knowledge of past events and historical thinking skills.
Traditionally, the study of history has been considered a part of the humanities. However, in modern academia, history is increasingly classified as a social science, especially when chronology is the focus.

Heritage - Features historic sites by structure type and engineers who made a significant impact on civil engineering in Canada.
Meta Description: [ Canadian Civil Engineering History & Heritage ]
Built in America - This collection includes digitized images of measured drawings, black-and-white photographs, color transparencies, photo captions, data pages including written histories, and supplemental materials. From The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER).
Meta Description: [ The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) and the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) collections document achievements in architecture, engineering, and design in the United States through a range of building types and engineering technologies including the Pueblo of Acoma, houses, w... ]
Civil Engineering and Public Works. - Full text of this 1870 publication by William Blake. Reports on the 1867 Paris Universal Exposition. Includes topics such as construction materials and the Suez maritime canal.
Construction History Society - Exists to focus the attention of the construction industry and associated professions on the importance of preserving the records of our built environment. Includes membership details, newsletter, journal and events.
Engineering Timelines Map of The British Isles - Searchable data on significant projects and engineers in the British Isles.
Meta Description: [ The history of what's possible - engineering in the British Isles ]
History and Heritage of Civil Engineering - Features landmark projects, notable engineers, image library and resources guide. Provided by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Huntington Fund for the Heritage of Civil Engineering - Established to enable the Huntington Library to be a pivotal research center in the study of the history of civil engineering and its social and cultural impact.
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Pocket-Book for Railroad and Civil Engineers - Facsimile of an early calculation assistant which contained methods for laying out railroad curves, switches, frog angles, and crossings, the staking out of work, levelling, and the calculation of cuttings and embankments. Produced by Oliver Byrne in 1864.
Syllabus of Lectures on Civil Engineering in the University of Georgia - Facsimile of this 1853 publication by Charles Francis McCay. Provides an interesting insight into early engineering education.
Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Engineering Construction and Building - Covers a range of topics including roads and bridges, ports and harbours, and construction during the settlement period. From the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.
Meta Description: [ Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Chapter 6, page 310, Bicentenary study by distinguished Fellows of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering of development of technology over two hundred years. ]
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The Jerwood Photography Project - Making the Modern World - A project to make accessible and preserve the British Library's photographic collection which records the progress of early construction projects. Includes samples from the collection.
Meta Description: [ Making the modern world index page - The Jerwood photography project at the British Library. A project to make accessible and preserve the Library's broad range of photographic collections. ]
The National History Committee of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering - Record for preservation, significant works of earlier generations of civil engineers. Includes illustrated listings of historic sites.
Meta Description: [ The National History Committee of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers. Mandate: To record and preserve whatever tangible evidence remains of the significant works of earlier generations of Civil Engineers and through suitable publications and publicity to make the general public and even engi... ]
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