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Memoirs of Admiral the Right Honble Sir Astley Cooper Key Colomb, P. H.-(Philip Howard), 1898 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 354.71(42)"18"

The life of William Denny, shipbuilder, Dumbarton The biography of William Denny (1847-1887), born in Dumbarton, the eldest son of Peter Denny, partner in the ship building firm of William Denny and Brothers. Chapters focus on aspects of William Denny's life, including his birth and boyhood, apprenticeship, and admission to the firm as a partner. The author also explores Denny's views on industrial questions of the time, his work as a naval architect and his promotion and use of an experimental tank for testing vessel design. Denny worked on the load-line committee and was also known for his philanthropic work. Further chapters consider Denny's religious beliefs, politics, characteristics and family life. Denny was a director of a subsidiary company La Platense Flotilla, formed with the intention of carrying on a goods and passenger business on the River Plate and its tributaries. Denny visited South America to establish this business, but while there and during protracted negotiations with a competitor, he committed suicide. Much of the text consists of extracts from letters written by Denny to his family, friends and associates. 1888 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.12Denny

Afbeeldingen van schepen en vaartnigen Le Comte, P 1831 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.12.014(084.1)

The pilot Cooper, James Fenimore, 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-3

Nelson's first love : Fanny's story /Patrick Delaforce. "Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson was one of England's famous folk heroes, about whom many famous writers have written. Nelson's mistress Lady Emma Hamilton has also had excellent biographies written about her. However Lady Frances 'Fanny' Nelson, Duchess of Bronte, was Nelson's beloved wife for fourteen years. Of good family, brought up in the rich plantation life on Nevis in the West Indies, she married a completely unknown naval captain in 1787. He was very unpopular locally, had no particular prospects, lived on his pay and was no 'catch' at all. Fanny was his loyal devoted wife - and his equally devoted widow - until she died in London in 1831 at the age of 70. Most biographers of Nelson have failed to give her more than a cursory glance, hypnotised as they have been by the dynamic sea captain and his mistress. Fanny was handsome, highly intelligent, well read, spoke excellent French, always dressed fashionably, painted watercolours better than most, and played the piano. She wrote entertaining letters, had a wide circle of friends, was presented at court and was a favourite with all the Lords of the Admiralty and their wives. She lived a long and interesting life, in London, Bath, Paris and Devon. Although she failed to give Nelson a child, she did give him her son by her first marriage, Josiah Nisbet, to whom the Admiral was deeply attached. This is the strange story of a mother and her son and their intimate relationship with England's greatest naval hero."--Provided by the publisher. 2011. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92NELSON, FRANCES

Naval warfare : its ruling principles and practice historically treated / Colomb, P H. 1891. Colomb, P. H.-(Philip Howard), 1891 • BOOK • 3 copies available. 355.49"15/18"

Report upon the primary triangulation of the United States Lake survey / by Lieut.-Col. C. B. Comstock ... aided by the assistants on the survey. Comstock, C. B.-(Cyrus Ballou), 1882. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 528.331(73)

The treaty ports of China and Japan : a complete guide to the open ports of those countries, together with Peking, Yedo, Hongkong and Macao. Forming a guide book & vade mecum for travellers, merchants, and residents in general /by Wm. Fred. Mayers, N.B. Dennys. Dennys, N. B.-(Nicholas Belfield) 1867. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(51:52)(026)

On the friction and resistance of fluids Rennie, George 1831 • • 1 copy available. 629.12.072.5

Afbeeldingen van Schepen en Vaartuigen Le Comte, P 1971? • BOOK • 1 copy available. 629.123.16(492)

The life of Sir Isaac Newton Brewster, David 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:92Newton, I

Steam navigation 1831-1840 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:629.123.2

Vistas in astronomy : vol 7 1966 • BOOK • 1 copy available. 52(047.1)

A treatise on light and vision Lloyd, Humphrey 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 535:094

Act for the prevention of smuggling : Anno 6 Georgii IV regis Great Britain. Laws, statutes, etc 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 343.359:342.537

Untersuchung uber die gegenseitigen storungen des Jupiters und Saturns Hansen, P A 1831 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 52.09:094

The red rover : a nautical drama in two acts Fitzball, E 1831? • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 094:820-2

The Navy "at home" 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 820-31:094

A dictionary Murathee and English Molesworth, James T (comp) 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 030.8Marathi

An authentic narrative of the proceedings of His Majesty's squadron under the command of Rear-Admiral Sir Horatio Nelson, from its sailing from Gibraltar to the conclusion of the glorious Battle of the Nile Berry, Edward,-Sir, 1798 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 094:355.49"1798"(42:44)

Remarks on Captain Marshall's gun carriages, with the whole of the official reports to the French and English governments Gordons and Co 1831 • RARE-PAMPH • 1 copy available. 623.43:623.941

A family tour through South Holland, up the Rhine, and across the Netherlands to Ostend 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 094:914.929

The life and writings of Henry Fuseli : vol 2 Knowles, John 1831 • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 7.01:094

On the length of the seconds pendulum in the Observatory of Greenwich Sabine, Edward,-Sir, 1831 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 520.1(421.6)

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