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Klappentext After completing his studies at Trinity College, Oxford, John Charnock (1756-1807) joined the Royal Navy as a volunteer. Though details of his career at sea are lacking, he is known to have embarked on assiduous research into historical and contemporary naval affairs, and he cultivated contacts with many serving officers. His six-volume Biographia Navalis (1794-8), flawed yet still useful, is also reissued in the Cambridge Library Collection. Published in three volumes from 1800 to 1802, the present work stands as the first serious study of naval architecture in Britain in particular, while also noting major developments in Europe and beyond. The volumes are illustrated throughout with numerous designs of vessels. Volume 3 (1802) covers changes across the entire eighteenth century, with some discussion of African and Asian examples. The work concludes with various experimental and practical considerations relating to effective shipbuilding and seafaring. 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....
