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The man who buried Nelson : the surprising life of Robert Mylne /Robert Ward. This is a biography of Robert Mylne, who was born in Edinburgh in 1733 and was descended from a line of Master Masons to the Scottish Crown. He came to London at the age of 26 and won a competition to design and build Blackfriars Bridge. Following on from that he became Surveyor to St Paul's Cathedral, clerk of works to Greenwich Hospital and engineer to London's main waterworks. In his role as Surveyor of St Paul's, he was responsible for fitting out the cathedral for Nelson's funeral. Mylne prepared the sarcophagus which would rest above floor level in the crypt and arranged to place into it a secret hoard of coins and medals; this event is described for the first time in the book. There are 40 black and white photos illustrating Mylne's life and works. There are extensive notes, a list of sources and a detailed index. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92MYLNE, ROBERT

Between theory and observations : Tobias Mayer's explorations of lunar motion, 1751-1755 /Steven A. Wepster. This investigation into the lunar theory and tables of the moon's motion of German mathematician and astronomer Tobias Mayer looks at the important application they had in the field of navigation through the determination of longitude at sea using the method of 'lunar distances'. Mayer's lunar theories are compared to those of Euler, Newton and others and his technique of adjusting his lunar tables to fit observational data is also examined. Included are lists of figures and displays and appendices on versions of lunar equations, results of a spreadsheet analysis and manuscript sources. 2009. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 523.34

Cargo ships : A colour portfolio /David L. Williams & Richard de Kerbrech. "In this new title, the authors examine the great variety of freighters and coasters visible in ports and harbours around the British coast. Apart from the obvious interest to wartime enthusiasts in seeing images of long-lost ships, the beauty of these photographs is that they also show how much of the dockyard infrastructure such as cranes and warehouses that are now as much a part of history as the ships."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.82450941

The plot against Pepys / James Long and Ben Long. Drawing on Pepys's own account, this tells the story of the imprisonment of Samuel Pepys in the Tower of London, charged with treason, in 1679. Then Secretary of the Admiralty, Pepys was said to have passed naval secrets to the French. Set against a fear of Catholic plots and a weakened monarchy, Pepys was incriminated by his political rivals and evidence provided by his accuser Colonel John Scott. Against the odds, Pepys successfully demonstrated that the charges were false and cleared his name. The text is supported by detailed notes and a bibliography. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92PEPYS

Men of steel : surgery in the Napoleonic wars /Michael Crumplin. An account of surgery during the Napoleonic wars, including the experience of wounding, training of surgeons, relevant controversies and surgical technique. 2007. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 617:359.61"17/18"

Rittenhouse : journal of the American scientific instrument enterprise. 1986- • JOURNAL • 2 copies available. 681/.75

Bitter ocean : the dramatic story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 /David Fairbank White. From 1939 to 1945 the Battle of the Atlantic, World War Two's most decisive battle, raged across the Atlantic Ocean. Bitter Ocean is the story of how countless Allied troops perished at the hands of the German U-boats as they fought to keep vital supplies flowing. But how, ultimately, the German's couldn't defeat the combined force of the British Navy and U.S shipbuilding technology. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9

Naval intelligence from Germany : the reports of the British naval attaches in Berlin, 1906-1914 /edited by Matthew S. Seligmann. 2007. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22NRS

Supermarine Attacker : the Royal Navy's first operational jet fighter /Richard A. Franks. "A detailed and generously illustrated account of the Supermarine Attacker in service, from the prototype to the sole remaining preserved example. 23 specially commissioned accurate side, 4-view and squadron badge illustrations in full colour, with over 80 black and white and colour photographs. A listing of all airframes and histories is also included."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.7464

The comet sweeper : Caroline's Herschel's astronomical ambition /Claire Brock. A biography of astronomer Caroline Herschel, the first woman professional scientist in England. Based largely on her own diaries and correspondence, the book details Herschel's early life in Hanover, her years assisting her brother, William, in his role as royal astronomer to King George III, and her numerous discoveries of nebulae and comets in her own right, along with other contributions to the discipline of astronomy. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 520.92

A history of Napoleonic and American prisoners of war, 1756-1816 : hulk, depot and parole /Clive L. Lloyd. Lloyd, Clive L. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.257.72"1756/1816"

After abolition : Britain and the slave trade since 1807 /Marika Sherwood. Sherwood, Marika. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1

China sea pilot. the west coast of South China sea from Tanjung Lompat on the eastern side of Peninsula Malaysia to Zhelang Yan in China; Pulau-Pulau Anambas, Hainan Dao, and the islands and banks bordering the main route from Singapore Strait to Hong Kong. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

British military and naval medicine, 1600-1830 / edited by Geoffrey L. Hudson. "Standing armies and navies brought with them military medical establishments, shifting the focus of disease management from individuals to groups. Prevention, discipline, and surveillance produced results, and career opportunities for physicians and surgeons. All these developments had an impact on medicine and society, and were in turn influenced by them. The essays within examine these phenomena, exploring the imperial context, nursing and medicine in Britain, naval medicine, as well as the relationship between medicine, the state and society"--Back cover. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 61"16/1830"

The genesis of the naval profession / Norbert Elias ; edited and with an introduction by Renâe Moelker and Stephen Mennell. Drawn largely from unpublished manuscripts, this compilation illustrates Norbert Elias' theory that the emergence of the professional naval officer in Great Britain was related both to the necessities of naval warfare and to the structure of society on land. Specifically, the innovation of the rank of midshipman meant that the British were able to mitigate the impact of social barriers between officers and ratings and gradually merge the two hierarchies. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.353

Transforming museum volunteering : a practical guide for engaging 21st century volunteers /by Ellen Hirzy for the American Association for museum volunteers. Hirzy, Ellen Cochran. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069:005.966.2

Whaling and the Hebrides : the history of island whalers in the south Atlantic and whaling in and around the Hebrides. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 639.245.1(411.7)

The man who made the Monitor : a biography of John Ericsson, naval engineer /Olav Thulesius. "The main focus of this work is Ericsson's design and construction of the ironclad USS Monitor. One of the first viable armored warships, the Monitor revolutionized naval warfare the world over"-- 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92ERICSSON:623.82MONITOR

The great naval game : Britain and Germany in the age of empire /Jan Ruger. "This book is about the theatre of power and identity that unfolded in and between Britain and Germany in the decades before the First World War. It explores what contemporaries described as the cult of the navy: the many ways in which the navy and the sea were celebrated in the fleet reviews, naval visits and ship launches that were watched by hundreds and thousands of spectators."--Dust jacket. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355(42:43)"19/20"

Naval history 1850 - present / edited by Andrew Lambert. An edited collection of previously published essays on naval history. 2007. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 355.49"1850-"

U-48 : the most successful U-boat of the Second World War /Franz Kurowski. Following the signing of the Treaty of Versailles in 1919, Germany was not permitted to build or operate submarines. However, clandestine training took place on Finnish and Spanish submarines and U-boats were still built to German designs in Dutch yards. After the outset of the Second World War, a fleet of U-boats was created in Germany and U-48 took up its place around England. By August 1941, U-48, the most successful boat of the Second World war, had sunk 56 merchant ships. 2012. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 623.827(43)

The lifeboats of Wexford and Rosslare Harbour / Nicholas Leach. The Wexford & Rosslare Harbour lifeboat stations are amongst the most famous of any in the United Kingdom and Ireland. They currently operate the most modern lifeboat fleet, undertake many rescues each year and are the latest in a long line of rescue craft to guard Wexford and Rosslare bays. The first lifeboats were operated in the early nineteenth century and some outstanding feats of bravery, courage and skilful seamanship were accomplished using sail and oar-powered boats. The first motor lifeboats arrived in the 1920s and since the 1980s fast modern self-righting lifeboats have been based in Rosslare Harbour. This unique book details the history of all these boats, from the small types through to the current operation of the modern 17 Severn class which can be seen at Rosslare Harbour ferry port. It includes many outstanding illustrations and photographs of all the lifeboats, recounts all the famous rescues and details generations of volunteer crews. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.772(417.733)

Het barkschip Amicitia : de geschiedenis van het eerste classe IJseren Barkschip "Amicitia" 1885-1903 Pronker, Ton F J 1998 • BOOK • 2 copies available. 629.123.13(492)

National Maritime Museum : annual review : 2006-7. National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) 2007. • PAMPHLET • 3 copies available. 069(26:421.6)

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