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Author : William Dwight Whitney
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 898 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Biography
ISBN : HARVARD:HN6N88
Author : William Dwight Whitney,Benjamin Eli Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Atlases
ISBN : NLI:3005193-60
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 980 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : Literature
ISBN : IND:32000000492506
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044048605000
Author : Stephen Davies
Publisher : Hong Kong University Press
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9789888208203
In December 1846, the Keying, a Chinese junk purchased by British investors, set sail from Hong Kong for London. Named after the Chinese Imperial Commissioner who had signed away Hong Kong to the British, manned by a Chinese and European crew, and carrying a travelling exhibition of Chinese items, theKeying had a troubled voyage. After quarrels on the way and a diversion to New York, culminating in a legal dispute over arrears of wages for Chinese members of the crew, it finally reached London in 1848, where it went on exhibition on the River Thames until 1853. It was then auctioned off, towed to Liverpool, and finally broken up. In this account of the ship, the crew and the voyage, Stephen Davies tells a story of missed opportunities, with an erratic course, overambitious aims, and achievements born of lucky breaks—a microcosm, in fact, of early Hong Kong and of the relations between China and the West.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 996 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555068393
Author : Sam Svensson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Sailing ships
ISBN : UOM:39015023309068
Drawings of vessels from ancient times to the present, with text giving general background and brief histories.
Author : Giovanni Vulpetti,Les Johnson,Greg Matloff
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2009-03-05
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780387685007
Solar sail technology is very close to becoming an engineering reality and it will soon be used in the exploration of the solar system and beyond. This fascinating book provides an accessible introduction to solar sails and details how they work and what they will be used for in the exploration of space. It also examines current plans for solar sails and how advanced technology, such as nanotechnology, might enhance their performance. Coverage shows how solar sail propulsion will make space exploration more affordable and demonstrates how access to destinations within (and beyond) the solar system will become within reach.
Author : R. Morton Nance
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-26
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780486145877
Over 120 handsome photographs and 28 drawings provide details of models for a Flemish Carrack, c. 1450; the Norske Löve, 1634; the 90-gun Albemarle, 1680; a Venetian trading Galeass, 1726; more.
Author : Ralph Davis
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 9780986497384
This volume is a reprint of Ralph Davis' seminal 1962 book, The Rise of the English Shipping Industry in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries. The aim was to examine the economic reasons for the growth of British shipping before the arrival of modern technology, with a particular attention on overseas trade. The study can roughly be divided into two halves. The first is an in-depth exploration the roles within the shipping industry, from shipbuilders and shipowners to seamen and masters, from an economic perspective. The second is a chapter-by-chapter review of British overseas trade with Northern Europe, Southern Europe, the Mediterranean, East India, and America and the West Indies. The final two chapters diverge from the main sections, and focus on the interplay between government, war, and shipping. Davis attaches no extra significance to any particular nation or role, and offers an even-handed approach to maritime history still considered rare in the present day. Costs, profits, voyage estimates, ship-prices, and earnings all come under close and equal scrutiny as Davis seeks to understand the trades and developments in shipping during the period. To conclude, he places the study into a broader historical context and discovers that shipping played a measured but crucial role in the development of industrialisation and English economic development. This edition includes an introduction by the series editor; Davis' introduction and preface; seventeen analytical chapters; a concluding chapter; two appendices concerning shipping statistics and sources; and a comprehensive index.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1232 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1889
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11456145
Author : Dorothy Volo,James M. Volo
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9781573566872
From the Thirteenth century through the Nineteenth, the waterways of the world provided the major means of transportation for exploration, trade, the military, and even criminals. Find out what life was like for those who chose to sail the high seas, as well as for those who didn't choose to be on board, like wives brought to sea by husbands and slaves en route to the auction block. What were their quarters like? What did they eat? How did they pass their long days at sea? These and other questions are answered in animated prose that brings the lives of ordinary people who oftentimes engaged in extraordinary activities, into sharp focus. First-hand accounts from such sources as personal journals and magazine articles are provided to help bring the time period alive. Students will also learn what life was like in the seaport towns and what the sailors did when they visited these towns, as well as the physical parts of the ships and the different roles different members of the crew played. This engaging history helps to separate fact from fiction while exploring the reasons the sea and sea life have held such prominent roles in popular fiction, and will help students understand what life was truly like for these people.
Author : Robert Gardiner,Basil Greenhill
Publisher : Brassey's
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Merchant ships
ISBN : 0851776191
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 912 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Atlases
ISBN : UIUC:30112069827563
Author : Robert Gardiner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Merchant ships
ISBN : UOM:39015029090399