Lighthouses (Registro nro. 116766)

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040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency UtSlPG
041 #7 - LANGUAGE CODE
Language code of text/sound track or separate title en
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number TC
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hardy, William John,
Dates associated with a name 1857-1919
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Lighthouses
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Salt Lake City, UT :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Project Gutenberg,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2025
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource :
Other physical details multiple file formats
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Content type term text
Content type code txt
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Media type term computer
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Carrier type term online resource
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Source rdacarrier
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Release date is 2025-05-07
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Ancient and mediaeval lighthouses -- The Trinity House -- Ancient methods of lighting -- Grace Darling -- The Spurn Head -- The Humber to the Thames -- The Nore lightship -- The Goodwin Sands and the Forelands -- Dungeness lighthouse -- St. Catherine's Point to the Eddystone -- Suggestions for a lighthouse on the Eddystone: Henry Winstanley -- The first Eddystone -- The second Eddystone -- The third and fourth lighthouses at the Eddystone -- The Lizard -- The Wolf, the Land's End, and the Longships -- The Scillies -- Lighthouses on the western coast.
508 ## - CREATION/PRODUCTION CREDITS NOTE
Creation/production credits note Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Lighthouses: Their History and Romance" by William John Hardy is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The focus of the book is on the development, significance, and stories surrounding English lighthouses, from ancient times through to Hardy's present day. Readers can expect detailed explorations of the origins of lighthouse construction, the charitable and practical motivations behind their establishment, and narratives of maritime danger and heroism along the English coast. The opening of the book presents a scholarly yet accessible introduction, beginning with the preface where the author outlines his motivations and research methods, including acknowledgments of institutions and individuals who assisted him. The first chapters delve into the ancient and medieval origins of lighthouses, highlighting the role of religious institutions and early coastal communities in marking dangerous areas for ships with signals, bells, and primitive lights. With the dissolution of monasteries, the responsibility for lighthouses shifted, and their operation became a matter of public debate and evolving governance, most notably involving the influential Trinity House. The early sections also discuss technological advancements in lighthouse lighting, from open fires to candles and oil, and tell the story of Grace Darling, whose bravery at the Longstones lighthouse became an emblem of maritime courage. Overall, the book's introduction skilfully interweaves technical development, historical change, and stories of individual endeavor, setting the stage for a comprehensive and engaging chronicle of British lighthouses. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 ## - ORIGINAL VERSION NOTE
Introductory phrase Originally published:
Publication, distribution, etc. of original Not Listed: The Religious Tract Society, 1895
653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED
Uncontrolled term Lighthouses -- Great Britain
856 4# - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=J9BRDjc3ex0C">http://books.google.com/books?id=J9BRDjc3ex0C</a>
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76041">https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/76041</a>

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