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 |
| Source of code | iso639-1 |
| 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 |
| 336 ## - CONTENT TYPE | |
| Content type term | text |
| Content type code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media type term | computer |
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| Source | rdamedia |
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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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