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Admiral W. H. Smyth
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| #1420457 in Books | 2010-02-02 | 2010-02-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | .36 x2.23 x5.55l,2.20 | File type: PDF | 744 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Splendid for 19th Century (and earlier) British Navy terms|By Ancient Bookworm|A splendid source of definitions of words used in the BRITISH Navy in the 19th Century and earlier. Book itself is excellently made to last, a 744-page paperback that opens easily and seems very sturdy. My only criticism is that the author seems a little delicate-minded. In his 17 lines of definitio|About the Author||William Henry Smyth (1788-1865) devoted most of his naval career to surveying, and the results, often carried out in collaboration with French, Austrian and Neapolitan surveyors, were highly acclaimed. He was a Fellow and, later, President (184
Landlubbers may be surprised to learn that at sea, a sheet is made of rope, not cloth. But even experienced sailors will discover new meanings for everyday words in this unique nautical reference. First published in 1867, The Sailor’s Word-Book defines some 14,000 terms from A, the highest class of merchant ships,” to zumbra, a Spanish skiff or yawl.” Whether the reader is a naval history buff, a fan of nau...
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