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Opere di Galileo Galilei : divise in quattro tomi. Galilei, Galileo, 1744 • RARE-BOOK • 2 copies available. 92GALILEO

On the figure, dimensions, and mean specific gravity of the Earth, as derived from the ordnance trigonometrical survey of Great Britain and Ireland / communicated by Lieut.-Colonel James Royal Society 1856 • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 531:094

English seamen under the Tudors, by H.R. Fox Bourne. Bourne, H. R. Fox-(Henry Richard Fox), 1868. • BOOK • 4 copies available. 910.4"14/15"

Opera inedita, vol. I : commentationes societati regiae scientiarum oblatas, quae integrae supersunt, cum tabula selenographica complectens /Tobiae Mayeri ; Edidit et observationum appendicem adiecit Georgius Christophorus Lichtenberg. Mayer, Tobias, 1775. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 5:094

The calculator : being, correct and necessary tables for computation. Adapted to science, business, and pleasure /by James Dodson, Dodson, James M. DCC. XLVII. [1747] • RARE-BOOK • 1 copy available. 51:094

Haversines natural and logarithmic : used in computing lunar distances for the nautical almanac /edited by Major General Hannyngton Hannyngton,-Major General, 1876 • RARE-FOLIO • 7 copies available. 527.093T

Monthly meteorological charts of Baffin Bay and Davis Strait Meteorological Office 1916. • ATLAS-OVER • 1 copy available. 912.43:551.5(261.4)

Diary and correspondence of Samuel Pepys, FRS : secretary to the Admiralty in the reigns of Charles II and James II /the diary deciphered by the Rev J Smith, AM from the original shorthand MS in the Pepysian Library ; with a life and notes by Richard Lord Braybrooke. Pepys, Samuel, 1854. • BOOK • 4 copies available.

The immortal gamble and the part played in it by HMS Cornwallis / by A. T. Stewart and C. J. E. Peshall. Stewart, A T 1918. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 940.459(42)

Conference on time-keeping at sea Barber, W D 19??] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 529.77

Henri Picard's list Picard, Henri 1893 • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 629.123.13(44)

Meteorological and magnetical tables and reports for the year 1895 / with notes by Wilson Lloyd Fox Fox, Wilson Lloyd 1896 • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Lehrbuch zur bahnbestimmung der kometen und planeten / von Theodor Oppolzer. Oppolzer, Th. v.-(Theodor), 1870-80. • RARE-FOLIO • 1 copy available. 523:094

Francis Drake National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) [n.d.] • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 92DRAKE

Revenge in the name of honour : the Royal Navy's quest for vengeance in the single ship actions of the war of 1812 /Nicholas James Kaizer. "On 19 August 1812, lookouts of the British frigate HMS Guerriere spotted the American frigate, USS Constitution. Captain James Dacres, Guerriere's commander, was eager for a fight and confident of victory. He had the weight of Britain's naval reputation and confidence behind him. Yet when the guns fell silent Guerriere was a shattered hulk and Dacres had struck to Constitution. By the year's end, three British frigates and two sloops had been defeated in single ship actions against American opponents, throwing the British naval sphere into a crisis. These losses could not have been more shocking to the Royal Navy and the British world. In a strange reversal, the outnumbered British Army along the Canadian border had triumphed but the tiny United States Navy had humiliated the world's largest and most prestigious navy. Further dramatic sea battles between the two powers followed into early 1815, and the British tried to reconcile the perceived stain to the Royal Navy's honour. Many within and outside of the Royal Navy called for vindication. The single ship actions of the War of 1812 have frequently been dismissed by historians of the war, or of naval history in general. The fights of late 1813 and 1814 are often omitted from works of history altogether, as many (correctly) argue that they had no strategic impact on the wider course of the war. Yet to contemporaries, naval and civilian alike, these single ship actions could not have been more important. This volume explores the single ship naval actions during the War of 1812: how they were fought, their strategic context, and their impact on the officers and men who fought them, and the wider British psyche. Trafalgar happened only seven years earlier, and the fighting ethos of the Royal Navy was still hardened by Nelsonic naval culture. Whereas contemporary civilians and modern historians understood the losses as the inevitable result of fighting the vastly superior American 'super' frigates, the officers of the navy struggled to accept that they could not cope with the new American warships. The losses precipitated changes to Admiralty policy and drove an urge for vengeance by the officers of the Royal Navy. This volume explores the drama and impact of the British single ship losses and victories to examine Britain's naval experience in the moments that captivated the British and American world in the last Anglo-American War."--Provided by the publisher. 2020. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.49"1812"(42:73)

The diary of Philip Thomas Smith on board the Royal Admiral en route for Van Diemen's Land : Philip Smith's diary of his journey as a cabin passenger on board the barque Royal Admiral from London to Hobart, 27 November 1831-1 April 1832, and his first impressions of Hobart Town /edited by Richard Fotheringham. Philip Thomas Smith, an unsuccessful London lawyer, arrived in Van Dieman's Land (Tasmania) in 1832 as an early settler and went on to become a leading landowner, citizen and prominent anti-transportation campaigner. His diary records the voyage from London detailing life aboard, describing his fellow passengers and crew, and his first impressions of Hobart and the opportunities available to new settlers there. 2016. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92SMITH, PHILIP

Classic Boat. Chelsea Magazine Company 1987. • JOURNAL • 22 copies available.

Champion of the quarterdeck : Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower (1742-1814) /Ian M Bates "Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower is little known today, having never been one to blow his own trumpet. From humble beginnings as a captain's servant in 1755 he rose on his own merit, over more than 50 years, to the top of his profession. Living by old-fashioned values of loyalty and service, Gower's humanity and concern for others gained him the approbation and loyalty of his officers, crews and peers. Although recognised by his contemporaries as a leading navigator, he has been overlooked by historians until now. While many Royal Navy officers achieved fame for leadership, isolated acts of bravery or great discoveries, Gower accomplished a diversified and esteemed career that no other officer in the Georgian Navy could claim to equal. He was explorer, master navigator, commander-in-chief, Governor and diplomat. Having rejected great wealth for the sake of the Navy, he was knighted, conveyed a first-of-its-type diplomatic mission to China, charted unexplored seas, received the thanks of both Houses of Parliament and was pivotal in suppressing the Nore mutiny. He sat on the largest court martial in the Navy's history, was appointed Governor of Newfoundland and a full admiral, having personally shared in the capture of more than fifty enemy ships during his career. Every warship in the Age of Sail was a training ground for seamen, and every captain exerted extraordinary influence over his men. While some good men stumbled under oppressive officers, others thrived under thoughtful leadership such as Gower's. A constant supporter of young men of promise, he championed and developed the careers of several of Nelson's 'Band of Brothers' in what latter-day historians have termed 'Nelson's Navy'. Many others followed Gower from ship to ship and subsequently mapped out significant naval careers. As an upright and loyal champion of His Majesty's Navy during a career of remarkable exploits and achievements, Admiral Sir Erasmus Gower is to be celebrated for his unswerving devotion to duty and his training of many who were to follow in his footsteps with integrity and fortitude."--Provided by the publisher. 2017. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92GOWER

Jack Tar in history : essays in the history of maritime life and labour /edited by Colin Howell and Richard J. Twomey. 1991. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 387.5/09

Port of Osaka : 1991 : as the gateway to Japan, the Port of Osaka plays an essential role in industrial and commercial activities in Japan. Osaka (Japan).-Port & Harbor Bureau. [1991] • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 627.2(52)

Ports and harbours of Northumberland / Stafford Linsley. Linsley, Stafford. 2005. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 627.2(428.2)

Convicts in the colonies : transportation tales from Britain to Australia /Lucy Williams. "In the eighty years between 1787 and 1868 more than 160,000 men, women and children convicted of everything from picking pockets to murder were sentenced to be transported 'beyond the seas.' These convicts were destined to serve out their sentences in the empire's most remote colony: Australia. Through vivid real-life case studies and famous tales of the exceptional and extraordinary, Convicts in the Colonies narrates the history of convict transportation to Australia, from the first to the final fleet. Using the latest original research, Convicts in the Colonies reveals a fascinating century-long history of British convicts unlike any other. Covering everything from crime and sentencing in Britain and the perilous voyage to Australia, to life in each of the three main penal colonies , New South Wales, Van Diemenis Land, and Western Australiaii this book charts the lives and experiences of the men and women who crossed the world and underwent one of the most extraordinary punishment in history."--Publisher's description. 2018. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 325.51(94)

Eagles over the sea : a history of Luftwaffe maritime operations /Lawrence Paterson. "The arduous development of a dedicated naval air arm for Germany's resurgent military was fraught with the kind of fierce inter-service rivalry that was rife throughout the turbulent history of the Third Reich. However, almost despite the odds, a small dedicated maritime strike force was assembled, germinating during the Spanish Civil War before being committed to action from the first days of the invasion of Poland. Concurrently, the operational Luftwaffe developed its own maritime units that would eventually subsume all of the Kriegsmarine-controlled formations as the war years progressed. This new book by the well-known author of German naval operations in WWII offers, for the first time, an in-depth study of all the Luftwaffe maritime operations. This is the first of two volumes and takes the story up to 1942. The story of Luftwaffe maritime operations has frequently been written about in fragmentary terms, delineating between the planned naval air arm operating under Kriegsmarine direction and the 'operational Luftwaffe'. Each branch of service - and even aircraft type - has usually been studied in isolation. This book, however, broadens the lens to study the development of German naval aircraft as a whole, not as separate independent services but rather as a concerted attempt to engage the enemy at sea in every theatre of operations, from Norway and Western Europe to the Mediterranean and the Eastern fronts, and, of course, over the Atlantic. Through ship-board aircraft, torpedo bomber attacks, minelaying and reconnaissance missions, Luftwaffe maritime aircraft played a vital role in Germany's naval war and the author analyses all the operations and the successes in the early years of the War. This first volume ends in 1942 when, despite great success, petty rivalry and naked arrogance combined to foreshadow the eventual defeat of the Luftwaffe's war at sea. Heavily illustrated throughout, this detailed and exciting operational history will be of huge appeal to both naval and aviation historians and enthusiasts."--Provided by the publisher. 2019. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.544(26:43)

They were just skulls : the naval career of Fred Henley, last survivor of HM submarine Truculent /John Johnson-Allen. ''This compelling story is the result of many hours spent recording the memories of Fred Henley. His life at sea is at the centre of his being and his own words are at the heart of the book. At the age of 14 Fred worked on a Thames sailing barge, then after his training at HMS Ganges, he joined his first ship which took him from the icy Arctic Ocean to the heat of West Africa where the Bismarck and her support ships were hunted. His experiences included visiting Archangel, sailing on Arctic convoys, capturing German supply ships, the failed attack on Oran, landings in Piraeus, Salonika and the French Riviera and operating with special forces in the Greek Islands. There is inevitably some humour when Fred recounts his encounters with girls. The book then explores the tragic loss of his last submarine, HMS Truculent. In the cold January waters of the Thames Estuary, within sight of Southend, over 60 men were lost in a major disaster, just five years after the end of the war. The voices of the survivors are heard telling how they stood in complete blackness in a sunken submarine, waiting for the water to come in so that they could escape to the surface, only for all but a few to drift away and die in the darkness. The story concludes with happier times with Fred visiting ports in the Mediterranean during peacetime as a married man.''--Provided by the publisher. [2018] • BOOK • 1 copy available. 359

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