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100 1 _aPollock, David,
_d-1932
245 1 0 _aModern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2024
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2024-05-19
508 _aPeter Becker, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Modern Shipbuilding and the Men Engaged in It" by David Pollock is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book reviews the advancements in steamship design and construction, focusing particularly on the merchant marine. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the significant progress made in the shipbuilding industry, including notable shipyards and statistics related to maritime operations. The opening of the work sets the stage for a detailed exploration of recent progress in steamship construction. It discusses the historical context, highlighting the impact of the "Great Eastern" and detailing the evolution of ships' dimensions and materials used, notably the transition from wood to iron and steel construction. Pollock emphasizes the economic and structural advantages of modern designs, as well as the increasing size and efficiency of steamships. The text serves as an introduction to the overarching themes of technological innovation and the historical development of the shipbuilding industry, establishing a foundation for the chapters that follow, which will delve deeper into these multiple facets of maritime advancements. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: E. & F. N. Spon, 1884
653 _aShipbuilding -- Great Britain
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/cu31924030900835
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73651
999 _c114376
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