A treatise on navigation by steam; comprising a history of the steam engine, and an essay towards a system of the naval tactics peculiar to steam navigation, as applicable both to commerce and maritime warfare; including a comparison of its advantages as related to other systems in the circumstances of speed, safety and economy, but more particularly in that of the national defence.


Autoria(s): Ross, John, Sir, 1777-1856.
Data(s)

28/12/2024

Resumo

Author's presentation copy.

"List of authors on the subject of steam": p. 174.

Mode of access: Internet.

Formato

bib

bib

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc2.ark:/13960/t0ns0qf61

http://hdl.handle.net/2027/hvd.32044091941500

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

London, Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green; [etc., etc.]

Direitos

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Palavras-Chave #Naval art and science. #Steam-engines #Steam-navigation.
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