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020 _a9780511795077 (ebook)
020 _z9781108026529 (paperback)
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100 1 _aSteel, David,
_eauthor.
245 1 4 _aThe Elements and Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, and Naval Tactics.
_nVolume 2,
_pThe Art of Sail-Making /
_cDavid Steel.
246 3 _aThe Elements & Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, & Naval Tactics
264 1 _aPlace of publication not identified :
_bpublisher not identified,
_c1809.
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press
300 _a1 online resource (206 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 1 _aCambridge library collection. Naval and Military History
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aDavid Steel was one of the most respected and prolific naval publishers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His publications focused on naval strategy and shipbuilding techniques. This influential four-volume work, first published in 1794, was the first comprehensive English manual of best naval practice. Designed for aspiring young officers, it established Steel's reputation as a publisher. The book describes theoretical and practical aspects of masts, rigging, and sails, and the science of sailing. The combination of practical advice supported by scientific and mathematical explanations and numerous illustrations provides valuable insights into British seamanship during the Napoleonic wars. Volume 2, reissued here in the 1809 edition, describes the art of sailmaking, the technical terms relating to it, the tools required, the quality of canvas used for different sails in naval and merchant vessels, and how to calculate the quantities needed.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781108026529
830 0 _aCambridge library collection.
_pNaval and Military History.
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511795077
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