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	Evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The biometric school of evolutionary theory, resulting from the work of Darwin's cousin, Francis Galton, emerged as well, using statistical approaches to biology which emphasized gradualism and some aspects of natural selection.
		For instance, monotremes and most marsupials are found only in Australia, showing that their common ancestor with placental mammals lived before the submerging of the ancient land bridge between Australia and Asia.
		For example, the eugenic ideas of Francis Galton were developed into arguments that the human gene pool should be improved by selective breeding policies, including incentives for reproduction for those of "good stock" and disincentives, such as compulsory sterilization, "euthanasia", and later, prenatal testing, birth control, and genetic engineering, for those of "bad".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Evolution (9446 words)

	Horseley Company, Tipton
		The casting of bridges commenced in the early days and a swing bridge was built in the East India docks, London in 1818 and a bridge over the canal at Brentford, built in 1820, still remains.
		Since all these bridges were of cast iron which has an extremely slow corrosion rate most remain today as a great tribute to the craftsmen of the time and a reminder to us of their skills.
		This bridge was built at the charge of the Rector and has cast tracery in the main arch castings reminiscent of Church windows.
	www.blackcountrysociety.co.uk /articles/horseley.htm (2186 words)

	Birmingham Main Line Canals - Galton Bridge
		Galton Valley lies at the hub of the Black Country canal network and is an area which dates back to the beginning of the canal era with its canals engineered by Brindley, Telford and Smeaton.
		When built it was the longest single span bridge over what was claimed to be the largest earth works in the world.
		Galton Bridge in the early part of the 20th century.
	www.starling101.btinternet.co.uk /canals/galton.htm (380 words)

	Smethwick - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Grade I listed Galton Bridge spans the canal and railway.
		It should not be confused with the nearby Soho Manufactory, arguably the world's oldest factory, founded earlier by Boulton and of which only faint archaeological traces remain.
		It was officially known as "Galton Village" but as all of the homes were concrete blocks the estate was known locally as the 'concrete jungle'.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Smethwick (1136 words)

	The International Canal Monuments List - Part IIb - Individual Structures
		In a conventional bridge the arch is at right-angles to the canal and springs from a flat bed.
		One of the bridges is a footbridge of about 7m span and 3.05m width, with cast-iron deck and railings supported by four arched ribs, cast in two sections with compressive rings in the spandrels.
		The bridge is flanked by huge, finely detailed, stone and brick abutments standing on the upper slopes of the deep cutting (see the new Birmingham Canal mainline in "Technologically significant canals").
	www.icomos.org /studies/canals2b.htm (7623 words)

	Birmingham Canals - Hidden Treasures
		Sandwell - with probably more miles of canal than anyone else - proudly displays it's canal heritage at the Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre in Brasshouse Lane, opposite which was the main entrance to the brass-works itself.
		It soon becomes very apparent that Telford had to construct a massive cutting through Smethwick to bring his canal through at a lower level - and without a single lock between the centre of Birmingham and Tipton, a distance of 5.3 miles (8.5Km).
		The Galton Valley takes it's name from Samuel Tertius Galton, influential member of the Board of Directors of the Birmingham Canal Company, member of Birmingham's famous Lunar Society, and local resident.
	www.joe.shakespeare.btinternet.co.uk /cutback.htm (926 words)

	Smethwick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Grade I listed Galton Bridge spands the canal and railway.
		When built, it was the longest single-span bridge in the world.
		Other former industry included railway rolling stock manufacture, at the Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company factory; screws and other fastenings from Guest Keen and Nettlefold, engines and from Tangye, and various products from Chances Glasswork, incuding lighthouse lenses and the glazing for the Crystal Palace.
	bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/s/sm/smethwick.html (363 words)

	British 'Firsts'
		The bridge was the world's first iron bridge, and is one of the first and most striking products of the Industrial Revolution in Britain.
		The bridge was the world's first example of a large iron suspension bridge.
		He was the first to use twins to try to assess the influence of environment on development, and is considered the founder of eugenics (a term he coined).
	www.fatbadgers.co.uk /Britain/firsts.htm (6864 words)

	Thomas Telford-3
		Telford further described in detail the roads necessary to be constructed in the north and west Highlands with the object of opening up the western parts of the counties of Inverness and Ross and affording a ready communication from the Clyde to the fishing lochs in the neighbourhood of the Isle of Skye.
		The last named bridge is a remarkably elegant structure thrown over the Spey at a point where the river rushing obliquely against the lofty rock of Craig Ellachie has formed for itself a deep channel not exceeding fifty yards in breadth.
		An iron bridge of a similar span to that at Craig Ellachie had previously been constructed across the head of the Dornoch Firth at Bonar near the point where the waters of the Shin join the sea.
	members.fortunecity.com /zeemeeboy/thomas_telford_3.htm (10580 words)

	BUSYBUS. Pontcysyllte Aqueduct sightseeing Bus Tours from Chester.
		The aqueduct takes it's name from a triple arched bridge a little further up the river and, literally translated, means ‘the bridge that connects the river’.
		The canal is fed from the River Dee and the fall of the canal from its source is one inch (25mm) per mile.
		The bridge section was made entirely from cast iron, the overall dimension of ironwork being 11ft (3.3m) wide, 5.25ft (1.6m) deep and 1,007ft (305m) long.
	www.busybus.co.uk /pontcysyllte.htm (601 words)

	Tame Bridge Parkway Station
		Tame Bridge Parkway station is a newcomer to the region's railway scene having only been built in 1990.
		As with the majority of newly-built stations, with the exception of Smethwick Galton Bridge, it is functional but holds little interest for anyone who has an appreciation for original stations.
		There is a bus shelter on each platform and disabled access to each platform, one of the few good innovations in contemporary station design, via ramps either side of the station.
	www.railaroundbirmingham.co.uk /Stations/tame_bridge.php (311 words)

	Al Zampa Memorial Bridge Site, New Carquinez Bridge
		In 1989 he was also appointed eighth General Vice President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural and Ornamental Iron Workers of the United States and Canada.
		Zampa has advanced to First General Vice President of the International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers of the United States and Canada, a position he held until the time of his retirement on January 31, 2006.
		The stated purpose of The Alfred Zampa Memorial Bridge non profit organization is to provide funding to perpetuate the name of the Bridge and to recognize and honor the many contributions of immigrant and all blue collar workers in the building and construction trades throughout the United States.
	www.alzampabridge.com (1137 words)

	Dudley Mall - Birmingham to Kidderminster & Worcester Rail Services
		The lifts are in modern brick towers built at the four corners of the bridge straddling the lower line, so there is a few yards walk between them.
		Note that the passenger overbridge is directly linked to the road bridge over the defunct branch line, so that could save you one set of stairs if you're not actually wheelbound and someone else gets your ticket.
		Stepless access to the ticket office (up on the bridge) is on the same end as the car park.
	www.dudleymall.co.uk /loclrail/birmkidd.htm (2062 words)

	A Birdy Red on the West London 2/5 Brevet Populaire, 17 June 1999
		I finally settled on a journey involving cycling 5 miles to Smethwick Galton Bridge, catching a train to Birmingham Snow Hill, then catching a train to Bicester North and transferring to a train to Denham.
		Having a choice of bikes, I am generally choosing to use the less portable machines for the local rides where either no train travel is required, or there is no need to fold (there being no restrictions on cycles on the local trains).
		The first train from Galton Bridge was at 6.15, so this meant an early start to the day.
	www.foldsoc.co.uk /wl25.html (1744 words)

	Cycle 2003 Show Report
		In a change from my usual practice, I decided after studying the timetables to ride to Galton Bridge and catch a train direct from there to Marylebone, aiming to catch a corresponding train back, and cycle from Marylebone to and from the show in Islington.
		The ride to Galton Bridge was uneventful; very light drizzle was falling, but only turned into a heavy shower just after I arrived at the station, which I mistakenly took to be a good omen for the rest of the day.
		This was the one scheduled to go on through Galton Bridge to Kidderminster - but of course it could not do so due to the blockage at Galton Bridge.
	www.foldsoc.co.uk /cycle2004.html (1973 words)

	Dudley Mall - Wolverhampton to Birmingham Rail Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		The lifts are in brick towers built at the four corners of the bridge straddling the lower line, so there is a few yards walk between them.
		No lift is evident, and the long sloping approach may be a trial for the less athletic, but there are park-and-ride facilities.
		Also note that the road is longer than shown on the plan, and has speed bumps and a dead-slow blind bridge hump.
	www.dudleymall.co.uk /loclrail/birmwolv.htm (2010 words)

	PCP and the Cognitive Revolution
		Kant's (1786) analysis that psychology could not become a science because mental phenomena could neither be modeled mathematically nor observed had been countered by Herbart's (1877) mathematical analyses and Wundt's (1894) empirical studies, and by the growth of experimental psychology and statistical techniques (Ribot, 1886).
		The semantic focus of cognitive theories reintroduces notions that bridge between psychology and philosophy including those of metaphysics (which was the part of Hebart's program that led Wundt and later psychologists to reject him as the father of psychology).
		In the present era the criticisms leveled at behaviorism are paralleled by strikingly similar criticisms of cognitivism (Costall and Still, 1987; Descombes, 2001; Gergen, 1994; Johnson and Erneling, 1997; Shotter, 1993).
	btlab.cpsc.ucalgary.ca /~gaines/reports/PSYCH/SIM/index.html (11155 words)

	Science and Society Picture Library - Print and Poster Sales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Lithographic print by Louis Haghe after an original drawing by R Bridgens, depicting Galton Bridge, designed by Thomas Telford (1757-1834) and 'erected over the new line of the Birmingham Canal at Smethwick in 1826'.
		When built, Galton Bridge was the longest single span bridge over the largest man-made cutting in the world.
		This bridge was still in use at the start of the 21st century.
	www.scienceandsocietyprints.com /barcode10328310.aspx (167 words)

	Fares between London and Smethwick Galton Bridge - Chiltern Railways
		For 4 adults that means just £13.25 each for a Cheap Day Return from Smethwick Galton Bridge to London.
		Valid on the 0759 from Smethwick Galton Bridge and any subsequent train on Mondays to Fridays, any train on Saturdays and Sundays.
		Like the Off-Peak Day Travelcard, but offering big savings for groups of between 1 adult and 1 child up to a maximum of 2 adults and 4 children (and you don't have to be related!).
	www.chilternrailways.co.uk /content.php?nID=fares&station=SGB (543 words)

	Stourbridge Line User Group
		We cannot argue against the “T-U-A-G” service, as it is the most efficient use of Snow Hill’s tracks and platforms but we are not convinced that New Street, Smethwick Galton Bridge and the Stour Valley line have the correct mix of local and intercity trains.
		Unfortunately the location of the new bridge is planned so as not to disturb the skyline and cause privacy invasion to nearby residents.
		However, former users of Galton Bridge may be unaware that sanctuaries from the weather have been added since the station was first built.
	www.stourbridgelineusergroup.info /news.htm (9836 words)

	Stourbridge Line User Group
		The problem is the availability and frequency of connecting trains, particularly at Smethwick Galton Bridge.
		Early morning trains to London Marylebone, commencing in Kidderminster now serve Smethwick Galton Bridge.
		Six trains an hour to Smethwick Galton Bridge (daytime).
	www.stourbridgelineusergroup.info /campaigns.htm (550 words)

	Structurae [en]: Thomas Telford (1757-1834) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		First British civil engineer; designer of the first metail bridge and the suspension bridge across the Menai Straits.
		Beasley, Elizabeth The Menai suspension bridge, 1819-26 and Britannia Bridge, 1845-50, in "Ancient Monuments Society Transactions", 1985 v.
		Billington, David P. The Tower and the Bridge, Princeton University Press, Princeton (USA), ISBN 0-691-02393-X, 1983; pp.
	en.structurae.de /persons/data/index.cfm?ID=d000038 (187 words)

	Black Country Tourism
		This was only made possible because of the canal network that enabled coal and other raw materials to be transported economically.
		At the hub of the Black Country's Canal System lies the Galton Valley and the Galton Valley Canal Heritage Centre.
		One of the marvels of the Victorian era can be viewed in the valley, namely Thomas Telford's Galton Bridge, once the largest single span bridge over the largest man-made cutting in the world.
	www.blackcountrytourism.co.uk /rich_heritage.htm (1457 words)

	The International Canal Monuments List - Part III
		The canal, which is still fully operational, is 240km long, rises 62.8m from the Garonne at Toulouse to the summit, and then falls 190m to the Étang de Thau.
		In 1827-29, Brindley's (1768-69) and Smeaton's (1790) summit levels on the Birmingham Canal were bypassed by a new 22m deep cutting at Smethwick with double towing-path and Telford's magnificent cast-iron Galton Bridge, an overbridge spanning the 45.75m (150ft) wide cutting in a graceful arch.
		The first major engineering work en route was a bridge of boats over the Hellespont and the second was a canal so that his ships could avoid the 48km passage round the Mount Athos peninsula.
	www.icomos.org /studies/canals3.htm (6133 words)

	Thomas Telford
		Bridging the Dee ROADS AND BRIDGES BUILT IN THE HIGHLANDS Craig-Ellachie Bridge
		Fiddler's Burn Bridge Road to Nant Francon, North Wales The Menai and Conway Bridges
		Constructing the Menai Bridge Conway Suspension Bridge Docks, Drainage and Bridges
	members.fortunecity.com /zeemeeboy/telford_index.htm (149 words)

	BBC NEWS \| UK \| England \| West Midlands \| Toddler's fall through rail bridge (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		An investigation has begun after a three-year-old girl plunged 20 feet through a missing panel in a railway footbridge in the Black Country.
		The incident happened at Galton Bridge Station in Smethwick just before 1930 BST on Wednesday.
		The toddler fell through a gap in the footbridge onto the platform below.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/low/uk_news/england/west_midlands/2973913.stm (181 words)

	Help us to re-open the Stourbridge to Dudley Railway line
		Five years later Dudley station had been demolished and the tracks to Wolverhampton lifted, completely eliminating the direct through service from Oxford to Wolverhampton via Worcester
		.A rail journey to Wolverhampton from Stourbridge or beyond, now involves a change at Smethwick Galton Bridge- a considerable diversion.
		Similarly, a trip from any north Worcestershire town to the Merry Hill Centre involves a train to Cradley Heath and a bus connection.
	www.stourbridge.com /htm/stourdudley.htm (369 words)

	Structurae [en]: Images: ID 24136 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		Galton Bridge from the Birmingham side with the railway bridge beyond and the Birmingham-Wolverhampton canal running underneath.
		This picture may be used freely for private, academic or research purposes only as long as both the photographer and Structurae are credited properly.
		Use of Structurae graphics is prohibited without prior approval.
	en.structurae.de /photos/index.cfm?JS=24074 (116 words)

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