Mar. 14 no 3348 pp. 333-334: Technical side of subject receives much attention, but biographical works, memoirs, books long since out of print, official regulations, letters and hitherto unpublished manuscripts have been drawn upon to illustrate aspects of marine and naval engineering, and their influence on sea transport and naval warfare. Apr. 18 no 3353 pp. 498-500: Work of Fulton and Bell marked inauguration of use of steamboats on rivers of America and Europe respectively; steam pressures were low, and boilers were great rectangular boxes with square furnaces and long winding flues, of such size that a man could pass through them; H.M.S. Lightning, built in 1823; performance of Enterprize, by which it was hoped to establish steam communication with India. May 30 no 3359 pp. 690-693: Inauguration of transatlantic steam navigation and record of so-called Atlantic Ferry; in 1838 three British steamship companies despatched steam vessels to New York; with those companies and their ships, proper history of Atlantic Ferry begins; tables give principal dimensions of six vessels which ran to New York and of Britannia, first of Cunard ships which ran to Halifax. (See also - vol. 130, nos. 3368, 3370, 3374 and 3384, Aug. 1, pp. 145-146, Aug. 15, pp. 190-193, Sept. 12, pp. 315-316, and Nov. 21, pp. 641-643, 1 fig; Inst. Mar. Engrs. -- Trans., vol. 42, Sept. 1930, pp. 645-648)


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    Titel :

    Chapters in naval and marine engineering history


    Weitere Titelangaben:

    Engineering


    Beteiligte:
    Smith, E.C. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Engineering ; 129 , n 3348, 3353, 3359


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1930


    Anmerkungen:

    10 Figs.


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


    Chapters in naval and marine engineering history

    Smith, E.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1932


    Chapters in naval and marine engineering history

    Smith, E.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1930


    Chapters in naval and marine engineering history

    Smith, E.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1932


    Chapters in naval and marine engineering history

    Smith, E.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1932


    Chapters in naval and marine engineering history

    Smith, E.C. | Engineering Index Backfile | 1932