| The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1863 Contributor(s): Various (Author) |
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ISBN: 1108054544 ISBN-13: 9781108054546 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $74.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - Renaissance - Transportation |
| Dewey: 387.5 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - The Nautical Magazine |
| Physical Information: 1.57" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.97 lbs) 716 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832, and was published monthly well into the twenty-first century. It covers a wide range of subjects, including navigation, meteorology, technology and safety. An important resource for maritime historians, it also includes reports on military and scientific expeditions and on current affairs. The 1863 volume contains further instalments of the 1862 features on South-East Asia and Australia, as well as reports from Japan. It describes the Suez Canal works, and de Lesseps' 'beautifully organised' establishment with 'workshops and steam appliances on a very large scale', and notes that 'the great question of an Atlantic electric cable appears to be again revived', with Captain R. Hoskyn now in charge. It also reproduces the presidential address of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, which mentions recent progress in the field of railways and steamships, and the work of Lyell and Darwin. |