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100 1 _aFothergill, A.
_q(Anthony),
_d1732?-1813
245 1 3 _aAn essay on the preservation of shipwrecked mariners
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
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490 1 _aRoyal Humane Society. Prize essays
500 _aRelease date is 2024-10-06
508 _aRichard Tonsing, Charlene Taylor, 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"An essay on the preservation of shipwrecked mariners: in answer to the prize-questions proposed by the Royal Humane Society" by A. Fothergill, M.D. F.R.S. is a scientific publication written in the late 18th century. This essay addresses critical issues regarding the preservation and rescue of mariners in distress, particularly in the context of shipwrecks, disasters at sea, and potential rescue methods. In this comprehensive work, Fothergill explores various causes of shipwrecks and offers a series of practical suggestions to improve maritime safety and the survival of shipwrecked mariners. The essay outlines preventative measures, including improvements in ship design, seafaring regulations, and the introduction of life-saving devices like the life-boat. Additionally, it discusses the importance of swimming as a national skill for sailors and proposes the establishment of asylums for shipwrecked crews. By combining philosophical inquiry with practical recommendations, Fothergill’s essay serves as both a reflection on human vulnerability at sea and a call to action to save lives through improved navigation and rescue strategies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cLondon: John Nichols, 1799
653 _aShipwrecks
653 _aLifesaving
830 0 _aRoyal Humane Society. Prize essays
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/b21447883/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74528
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