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Lectures on Naval Architecture and Engineering
Excerpt from Lectures on Naval Architecture and Engineering: With Catalogue of the Exhibition The Lectures which form the greater part of this volume were delivered in connection with an Exhibition of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering in Glasgow, during the winter season of 1880-81. The Exhibition was initiated by the Museum Committee of the Town Council of Glasgow; but the dimensions it attained, and the large measure of success which attended the undertaking, were principally due to the efforts of a Committee of Shipbuilders and Engineers of the Clyde and other districts, by whom the active duties of the Exhibition were directed. The nature and scope of the Exhibition itself, and t...
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Maritime Science and Technology: Changing Our World
This book addresses some key questions - Did the marine sector drive the developing technologies? Or did it just adopt them? It would appear that the former is the case - as the industry has moved from sail to steam, from steam to internal combustion engines, from wood to steel and to increasing sizes and types of specialist vessels - the pioneers of naval architects and marine engineers have applied the latest technologies, and our global society has benefited.
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