A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

George Henry Preble

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ISBN 10 : 1331514053 ISBN 13 : 9781331514053

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This volume is the outgrowth of a newspaper article on the originj etc. of steam navigation published in the Boston Commercial Bulletin in 1856 or 1857. My interest having been attracted to the subject, I have continued for twenty-five years to collect Notes for a History of Steam Navigatio Ujmost of which have been printed in The United Service during the last eighteen months. Those Notes, revised and chronologically arranged, with many additions, are the substance of this volume, wliich is believed to contain more facts relating to the progress of steam navigation over the world than have ever been gathered together in one book. The large share which is shown that Americans have had in the invention of the steamboat will be gratifying to my countrymen. To record all the improvements in the marine steam engine from its inception to the present time would require many volumes. The abridgnients or index of the specifications of patents in the English Patent Office, relating to marine propulsion exclusive of sails, 1618 to 1866, fill two closely-printed 12mo volumes of 333 and 440 pages. The United States Patent Office has published no such compendium. Broo Uine, Mass,, February 1, 1883.
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Originally published in 1913. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies. All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331514053
• ISBN 13: 9781331514053
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 510
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