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Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it:

Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it:

by David Pollock

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Author
Pollock, David, -1932
Title
Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it
Original Publication
London: E. & F. N. Spon, 1884.
Credits
Peter Becker, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
VM: Naval science: Naval architecture, Shipbuilding, Marine engineering
Subject
Shipbuilding -- Great Britain
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 73651
Release Date
May 19, 2024
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Untitled
  2. 2.MODERN SHIPBUILDING AND THE MEN ENGAGED IN IT:
  3. 3.PREFACE.
  4. 4.CONTENTS. — PORTRAITS AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES.
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  7. 7.CHAPTER I. RECENT PROGRESS IN STEAMSHIP CONSTRUCTION.
  8. 8.CHAPTER II. SPEED AND POWER OF MODERN STEAMSHIPS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER III. SAFETY AND COMFORT OF MODERN STEAMSHIPS.
  10. 10.CHAPTER IV. PROGRESS IN THE SCIENCE OF SHIPBUILDING. — DISPLACEMENT AND CARRYING CAPABILITY. — BUOYANCY AND STABILITY. — RESISTANCE POWER AND SPEED. — STRUCTURAL STRENGTH.
  11. 11.CHAPTER V. PROGRESS IN METHODS OF SHIPYARD WORK.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VI. DESCRIPTIONS OF SOME NOTABLE SHIPYARDS.
  13. 13.CHAPTER VII. OUTPUT OF TONNAGE IN THE PRINCIPAL DISTRICTS.
  14. 14.CHAPTER VIII. THE PRODUCTION OF LARGE STEAMSHIPS.
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  17. 17.APPENDIX. CALCULATING INSTRUMENTS.
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  48. 48.FOOTNOTES:
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