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Author: David Alan STEVENSON (F.I.C.E.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The World's Lighthouses Before 1820. [With Illustrations.].
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Author: David Alan STEVENSON (F.I.C.E.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The World's Lighthouses Before 1820
Author: David StevensonPublisher: London : Oxford University Press
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 344
Book Description
The World's Lighthouses Before 1820
Author: David Alan StevensonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780758168399
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
The World's Lighthouses
Author: D. Alan StevensonPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157083
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
This superb, profusely illustrated survey by noted authority recounts the history of seamarks from antiquity to the early 19th century. 261 black-and-white illustrations.
The World's Lighthouses Before 1820
Author: Alan StevensonThe world's lighthouses before 1820, by d. alan stevenson
Author: D. alan StevensonKindly Lights
Author: Sarah C. GleasonPublisher: Beacon Press (MA)
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 214
Book Description
Kindly Lights chronicles the history of the lights from the early days of the colonies, when lighthouses were built shoddily and haphazardly, usually soon after an all-too-predictable shipwreck, to the mid-nineteenth century when a national lighthouse system was established. In one compelling chapter, the author uncovers the story of David Melville, who conducted a remarkable experiment in gas lighting at Rhode Island's Beavertail lighthouse in 1817/18. It was to be a short-lived trial; Melville's innovations were resisted by Nantucket whalers fearful of losing their lucrative lighthouse oil market and by federal inspector Winslow Lewis, who plays a part in Melville's failure, as he did in so much of the history of the new nation's attempts to build a rational and technically sound lighthouse system.
Metropolitan Science
Author: Rebekah HiggittPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 135041705X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 429
Book Description
Exploring distinctive practices in the artisanal, mercantile, and governmental sites of London, Metropolitan Science offers a new perspective on the development of a scientific culture between the years 1600-1800. Beginning with the demographics of London in the 17th and 18th centuries, including its attraction of migrants, importance as a centre of empire, and the role of its institutions in government, the authors analyse how and why London was a unique site of scientific activity. Through the use of case studies, such as the Tower of London's Royal Mint, and the Livery Company Halls, this book examines the city's sites of exchange for knowledge and practice, and highlights the importance of both public and private spaces. With exploration of London's military and colonial history, the authors acknowledge how its port and maritime trade were not only central to growth and protection, but also facilitated the organisation, assessment, valuation, and pursuit of knowledge in the city. Ultimately, this book demonstrates that London corporations produced unique knowledge communities that drew on networks across the city and beyond, and uses a variety of spatial and material approaches to reveal the use, representation, and exchange of practice in these collective settings.
Hydraulicians in Europe 1800-2000
Author: Willi HagerPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1466554983
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 946
Book Description
More than 850 individuals partly forgotten by name, but sometimes found in historical writings, together with many well known or recently deceased persons are presented in terms of bio-data, short career highlights, and main advances made to the profession with a short biography of the main writings. If available, a portrait is also included.
The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses
Author: Michael J. RheinPublisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 0785836047
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The sheer beauty of the elegant, lonely lighthouses along our shores--and their unspoiled, scenic natural settings--has captivated our collective imagination. A celebration of one of America's purest landmarks, The Ultimate Book of Lighthouses is a must-have for any home.