History of Marine Architecture - Including an Enlarged Progressive View of Nautical Regulations Naval

Klappentext This three-volume work, published 1800-2, stands as the first serious study of British naval architecture, and also covers developments overseas. Zusammenfassung With naval experience and contacts, John Charnock (1756–1807) embarked on research into historical and contemporary naval affairs. His six-volume Biographia Navalis (1794–8) is also reissued in this series. This three-volume work, published 1800–2, stands as the first serious study of British naval architecture, and also covers developments overseas. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Political account of the different navies of Europe; 2. Improvements in marine architecture; 3. The British navy at the commencement of the eighteenth century; 4. Conditions of the different navies of Europe; 5. State of the British marine; 6. Effects of war on the Spanish marine; 7. The British navy in 1739; 8. Alterations to the principles of construction; 9. Avidity for maritime pursuits; 10. Comparative view of the naval powers in Europe; 11. Ships built for the Royal Navy from 1700 to 1800; 12. Marine belonging to the different African powers; 13. General principles of marine architecture; 14. The different formation of the bow; 15. Obscurity of the terms used in marine architecture; 16. Causes of the imperfections in marine architecture.

Product details

• Authors: John Charnock, Charnock John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781108084642
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08464-2
• No. of pages: 510
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History; An History of Marine Architecture
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Miscellaneous; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / History, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval, History of engineering and technology, History of engineering & technology, Ship Design & Naval Architecture, Ship design and naval architecture