Author: Edward HOPPUSPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Practical measuring made easy to the meanest capacity, by a new set of tables ... With a copious introductory explanation of the several tables ... A new edition, revised by T. Crosby
Author: Edward HOPPUSPractical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity by a New Set of Tables
Author: Edward HoppusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Measurement
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Practical Measuring Made Easy to the Meanest Capacity by a New Set of Tables
Author: Edward HoppusPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Measurement
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
Architectural Books in Early America
Author: Janice Gayle SchimmelmanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
An annotated bibliography citing 147 books that influenced business and the built landscape in colonial America. Schimmelman (art history, Oakland U.) has updated and revised her 1985 publication that was part of the Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society. Similar bibliographies have not ap
A Journey in the Seaboard Slave States
Author: Frederick Law OlmstedPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 760
Book Description
On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures
Author: Charles BabbagePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Industrial arts
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
Engineers of Independence
Author: Paul K. WalkerPublisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.
ISBN: 9781410201737
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
This collection of documents, including many previously unpublished, details the role of the Army engineers in the American Revolution. Lacking trained military engineers, the Americans relied heavily on foreign officers, mostly from France, for sorely needed technical assistance. Native Americans joined the foreign engineer officers to plan and carry out offensive and defensive operations, direct the erection of fortifications, map vital terrain, and lay out encampments. During the war Congress created the Corps of Engineers with three companies of engineer troops as well as a separate geographer's department to assist the engineers with mapping. Both General George Washington and Major General Louis Lebéque Duportail, his third and longest serving Chief Engineer, recognized the disadvantages of relying on foreign powers to fill the Army's crucial need for engineers. America, they contended, must train its own engineers for the future. Accordingly, at the war's end, they suggested maintaining a peacetime engineering establishment and creating a military academy. However, Congress rejected the proposals, and the Corps of Engineers and its companies of sappers and miners mustered out of service. Eleven years passed before Congress authorized a new establishment, the Corps of Artillerists and Engineers.
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Author: Grave Misfortune: The USS Indianapolis Tragedy
Author: Richard A. HulverPublisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 016095021X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 438
Book Description
Dedicated to the Sailors and Marines who lost their lives on the final voyage of USS Indianapolis and to those who survived the torment at sea following its sinking. plus the crews that risked their lives in rescue ships. The USS Indianapolis (CA-35) was a decorated World War II warship that is primarily remembered for her worst 15 minutes. . This ship earned ten (10) battle stars for her service in World War II and was credited for shooting down nine (9) enemy planes. However, this fame was overshadowed by the first 15 minutes July 30, 1945, when she was struck by two (2) torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-58 and sent to the bottom of the Philippine Sea. The sinking of Indianapolis and the loss of 880 crew out of 1,196 --most deaths occurring in the 4-5 day wait for a rescue delayed --is a tragedy in U.S. naval history. This historical reference showcases primary source documents to tell the story of Indianapolis, the history of this tragedy from the U.S. Navy perspective. It recounts the sinking, rescue efforts, follow-up investigations, aftermath and continuing communications efforts. Included are deck logs to better understand the ship location when she sunk and testimony of survivors and participants. For additional historical publications produced by the U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command, please check out these resources here: https://bookstore.gpo.gov/agency/naval-history-heritage-command Year 2016 marked the 71st anniversary of the sinking and another spike in public attention on the loss -- including a big screen adaptation of the story, talk of future films, documentaries, and planned expeditions to locate the wreckage of the warship.
The Fable of the Bees; Or, Private Vices, Public Benefits
Author: Bernard MandevillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Charity-schools
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description