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The Elements and Practice of Rigging, Seamanship, and Naval Tactics: Volume 1, the Art of Making Masts, Yards, Gaffs, Booms, Blocks, and Oars
Contributor(s): Steel, David (Author)

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 ISBN: 0511795068     ISBN-13: 9780511795060
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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Published: March 2012
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BISAC Categories:
- History | Military - General
- Technology & Engineering | Military Science
Dewey: 359
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - History
Features: Illustrated
 
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David Steel was one of the most respected and prolific naval publishers of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. His publications focused on naval strategy and shipbuilding techniques. This influential four-volume work, first published in 1794, was the first comprehensive English manual of best naval practice. Designed for aspiring young officers, it established Steel's reputation as a publisher. The book describes theoretical and practical aspects of masts, rigging, and sails, and the science of sailing. The combination of practical advice supported by scientific and mathematical explanations and numerous illustrations provides valuable insights into British seamanship during the Napoleonic wars. Volume 1, reissued here in the 1800 edition, explains the technical terms relating to the making of masts, bowsprits, yards, blocks and oars, and describes the tools required and the methods used.
 
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