Author: William Falconer
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3864442761
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Reprint of the original from 1780. Falconer ́s marine dictionary is written by an experienced seaman, who worked not only for the Royal navy but also in merchant ships.
Author: William Falconer
Publisher: Newton Abbot [England] : David & Charles
ISBN: 9780715347553
Category : French language
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Author: William Falconer
Publisher:
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Category : French language
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Author: William Falconer
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 405
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This comprehensive dictionary of maritime terminology was first published in 1813 and designed as a reference work for shipbuilders and navigators. It was compiled by the naval historian William Burney and presented a revised and expanded version of the classic Universal Marine Dictionary originally published in 1769 by the poet and lexicographer William Falconer (1732–89). The dictionary with over 800 pages presents technical data on shipbuilding, navigation, the operation of ships, weaponry, and provisions, as well as historical, legal, and medical information.
Author: William Falconer
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781861762047
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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William Falconer first published his marine dictionary in 1769. It provided definitions of maritime terminology, data on technical aspects of shipbuilding and the Navy's administrative and operational practices. This is a reprint of the 1815 edition as revised by the naval historian William Burney.
Author: William Falconer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Author: Brian Lavery
Publisher: Seaforth Publishing
ISBN: 1473854946
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 435
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May 2015 sees the 250th anniversary of the launch of HMS Victory, the ship that is so closely associated with Nelson and his great victory at Trafalgar and which, still extant, has today become the embodiment of the great Age of Sail. Many books have been written about Victory but none like this, which tells the full story of the ship since she first took to the waters in May 1765. It contains many surprises that she was almost wrecked on her launch; that diplomacy conducted onboard her played a crucial role in provoking Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812; and that in 1914 Kaiser Wilhelm set the First World War in motion at a desk made from her timbers. The book also tells the story of Horatio Nelson, who was born a few weeks before his most famous ship was ordered, and whose career paralleled hers in many ways. It does not ignore the battle of Trafalgar, and indeed it offers new insights into the campaign which led up to it. But it says much more about the other lives of the ship, which at different times was a flagship, a fighting ship, a prison hospital ship, a training ship for officers and boys, a floating courtroom, a signal school in the early days of radio, tourist attraction and national icon. It looks at her through many eyes, including Queen Victoria, admirals, midshipmen and ordinary seamen, and Beatrix Potter who visited as a girl. It is simply a 'must-have' work for historians and enthusiasts, and a compelling new narrative for the general reader.
Author: Encyclopaedias
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Author: Encyclopaedias
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 884
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Author: George Ripley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 814
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