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Recueil de veues de tous les differens bastimens de la mer mediterranee et de l'ocean, avec leurs noms et usages Gueroult du Pas, P J 1710 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:629.123.16(262)(084.1)
Apollonii Pergaei conicorum libri octo et Sereni Antissensis De sectione cylindri et coni libri duo. Apollonius,-of Perga 1710. • RARE-OVER • 1 copy available. 061.62:629.12 APO
The Earl of Torrington's speech to the House of Commons, in November, 1690 : occasion'd by the ingagement at sea on the 30th of June that year, between the confederate and French fleets. To which is prefix'd a draught of the line of battel, curiously engraven on copper Herbert, Arthur 1710 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1690"(42:44)
The Earl of Torrington's speech to the House of Commons, in November, 1690 : occasion'd by the ingagement at sea on the 30th June that year, between the confederate and French fleets. To which is prefix'd a draught of the line of battel, curiously engraven on copper Herbert, Arthur 1710 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:355.49"1690"(422.5)
Wheelwright of the heavens : the life and work of James Ferguson, FRS A biography of James Ferguson (1710-1776). Covers his early life as a shepherd, his natural talent as a portrait artist and builder of mechanical models. Ferguson moved to London where he developed a career as a popular science lecturer and went on later in life to write a number of books and tour the country giving lectures. He was also gifted in making mechanical models and built a number of examples for his lectures, something which also led to him building scientific instruments, clocks and telescopes. His scientific career developed when he applied more formal methods to his own research that led to him becoming a Fellow of the Royal Society and something of a consultant on a number of scientific subjects, including optics and electricity. The book also covers his personal life (wife, children, family tree). There are a number of appendices covering publications, manuscripts, portraits, globes and more. Also present is a complete set of notes and references. 1988 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Ferguson MIL
The Humphrey Morice papers from the Bank of England, London Morice, Humphry, 1998. • MICROFILM • 2 copies available. 326.1
British piracy in the golden age : history and interpretation, 1660-1730. Volume 3 /Editor Joel H. Baer. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available.
The rule and exercises of holy living : in which are described the means and instruments of obtaining every vertue, and the remedies gainst every vice, and considerations serving to the resisting all temptations :together with prayers containing the whole duty of a Christian, and the parts of devotion fitted to all occasions and furnished for all necessities /by Jer. Taylor. Taylor, Jeremy 1710. • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:24
Sailing school : navigating science and skill, 1550-1800 /Margaret E. Schotte. "Throughout the Age of Exploration, European maritime communities bent on colonial and commercial expansion embraced the complex mechanics of celestial navigation. They developed schools, textbooks, and instruments to teach the new mathematical techniques to sailors. As these experts debated the value of theory and practice, memory and mathematics, they created hybrid models that would have a lasting impact on applied science. In Sailing School, a richly illustrated comparative study of this transformative period, Margaret E. Schotte charts more than two hundred years of navigational history as she investigates how mariners solved the challenges of navigating beyond sight of land. She begins by outlining the influential sixteenth-century Iberian model for training and certifying nautical practitioners. She takes us into a Dutch bookshop stocked with maritime manuals and a French trigonometry lesson devoted to the idea that "navigation is nothing more than a right triangle." The story culminates at the close of the eighteenth century with a young British naval officer who managed to keep his damaged vessel afloat for two long months, thanks largely to lessons he learned as a keen student. This is the first study to trace the importance, for the navigator's art, of the world of print. Schotte interrogates a wide variety of archival records from six countries, including hundreds of published textbooks and never-before-studied manuscripts crafted by practitioners themselves. Ultimately, Sailing School helps us to rethink the relationship among maritime history, the Scientific Revolution, and the rise of print culture during a period of unparalleled innovation and global expansion."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 527
Naval Leadership in the Atlantic World : the Age of Reform and Revolution, 1700-1850 /edited by Richard Harding and Agustâin Guimerâa. "The naval leader has taken centre stage in traditional naval histories. However, while the historical narrative has been fairly consistent the development of various navies has been accompanied by assumptions, challenges and competing visions of the social characteristics of naval leaders and of their function. Whilst leadership has been a constant theme in historical studies, it has not been scrutinised as a phenomenon in its own right. This book examines the critical period in Europe between 1700 -1850, when political, economic and cultural shifts were bringing about a new understanding of the individual and of society. Bringing together context with a focus on naval leadership as a phenomenon is at the heart of this book, a unique collaborative venture between British, French and Spanish scholars. As globalisation develops in the twenty-first century the significance of navies looks set to increase. This volume of essays aims to place naval leadership in its historical context."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.133.4(4)"1700/1850"
Frames that speak : cartouches on early modern maps /by Chet Van Duzer. "This lavishly illustrated book is the first systematic exploration of cartographic cartouches, the decorated frames that surround the title, or other text or imagery, on historic maps. It addresses the history of their development, the sources cartographers used in creating them, and the political, economic, historical, and philosophical messages their symbols convey. Cartouches are the most visually appealing parts of maps, and also spaces where the cartographer uses decoration to express his or her interests--so they are key to interpreting maps. The book discusses thirty-three cartouches in detail, which range from 1569 to 1821, and were chosen for the richness of their imagery. The book will open your eyes to a new way of looking at maps."--Provided by publisher. [2023] • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 744.3/7