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The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1858

The Nautical Magazine and Naval Chronicle for 1858

Buch | Softcover
724 Seiten
2013
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-05449-2 (ISBN)
CHF 81,95 inkl. MwSt
The Nautical Magazine, published monthly from 1832, covers subjects including navigation, oceanography, meteorology, exploration, trade, technology and maritime safety. The 1858 volume contains fascinating reports on the newly laid transatlantic cable, sending data at one hundred words per hour, the Western capture of Canton, and the Treaty of Tientsin.
The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832, and was published monthly well into the twenty-first century. It covers a wide range of subjects, including navigation, meteorology, technology and safety. An important resource for maritime historians, it also includes reports on military and scientific expeditions and on current affairs. The 1858 volume carries an obituary for Sir Francis Beaufort, the influential hydrographer who was the editor's commander and mentor. The newly laid transatlantic cable features prominently: September's issue reports, 'We are now receiving from Newfoundland accurately, with perfect signals, at the rate of one hundred words per hour', and mentions the Queen and the US President exchanging telegrams, but the October issue announces that the cable has failed. Other topics covered include the Western capture of Canton and treaty with China, the lighthouses of Lake Superior, an improved anemometer design, the Russian navy, naval recruitment and Queen Victoria's visit to Cherbourg.

Contents of volume for 1858; 1. January 1858; 2. February 1858; 3. March 1858; 4. April 1858; 5. May 1858; 6. June 1858; 7. July 1858; 8. August 1858; 9. September 1858; 10. October 1858; 11. November 1858; 12. December 1858; Index to volume for 1858; Plates; Woodcuts.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 28.3.2013
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Library Collection - The Nautical Magazine
Zusatzinfo 2 Maps; 13 Line drawings, unspecified
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Gewicht 910 g
Themenwelt Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Meteorologie / Klimatologie
Technik Fahrzeugbau / Schiffbau
ISBN-10 1-108-05449-8 / 1108054498
ISBN-13 978-1-108-05449-2 / 9781108054492
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