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

This three-volume work, published 1800-2, stands as the first serious study of British naval architecture, and also covers developments overseas.

List of contents

Dedication; Preface; 1. Introductory chapter; 2. The science of shipbuilding; 3. Of the different vessels; 4. Of commerce; 5. The advancement of the art; 6. The different species of timber used by the ancients; 7. Description of the vessels employed by the Grecians; 8. The construction and proportions adopted by the ancients in building commercial vessels; 9. Cursory remarks on the rapid improvement of marine architecture; 10. The conduct of Genseric; 11. Remarks on the account of the expedition of Belisarius; 12. Principal causes of the want of scientific information in respect to the marine architecture of the ancients; 13. Causes of the decline and contracted pursuit of naval war as well as commerce; 14. Description of the gallies or vessels built for the emperor of the east; 15. The sudden appearance of the Normans as a naval power; 16. Insignificant state of the Genoese previous to the tenth century; 17. Rapid decline of the eastern empire.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: John Charnock, Charnock John
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781108084116
• ISBN: 978-1-108-08411-6
• No. of pages: 500
• 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