LECTURES ON NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, being the substance of those delivered at the United Service Institution

Fishbourne, E.Gardiner, Commander, RN

Published by London John Russell Smith, 1846

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ppxiii 138. 6 lithograph plates. 12 page publisher's catalogue. light foxing to title-page and plates, otherwise a good clean copy in a later cloth binding, partly faded. containing five papers on naval architecture, particularly its application to ships of the Royal Navy. the first being an explanation of John Scott Russell's "wave system of construction", the second headed, "Weatherliness,a feature in fast sailing, and how to be obtained"; the third, "a good form not the only requisite"; the fourth, "the importance of science when designing steam vessels"; the fifth, "shewing an accordance in many points between the principles already stated, and the 'wave principle'. the lectures are followed by two short appendices, including a copy of Mr. Fincham's report on the 'wave principle' [Fishbourne was not overly impressed by Fincham's opinions] [ Please see our storefront page for shipping information].

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Title
LECTURES ON NAVAL ARCHITECTURE, being the substance of those delivered at the United Service Institution
Author
Fishbourne, E.Gardiner, Commander, RN
Publisher
London John Russell Smith
Publication year
1846
Binding
Hardcover

McLaren Books Ltd., ABA(associate), PBFA

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Established in 1976, McLaren Books is situated just off the sea-front over- looking the Firth of Clyde. We carry the largest stock of rare and out-of-print nautical books in Scotland as well as a small general stock. We no longer have shop premises (40+ years of running a shop isn't a bad record) but a good selection of our stock can be found on our website www.mclarenbooks.com We are associate members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Great Britain (ABA) and Honorary Life Members of the Provincial Booksellers Fairs Association (PBFA)…

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