Catalogue Of The Naval And Marine Engineering Collection In The Science Division Of The Victoria And Albert Museum With Descriptive And Historical Notes Etc

Author : South Kensington Science Museum
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780267960897
Total Pages : 448 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (68 download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of the Naval and Marine Engineering Collection in the Science Museum, South Kensington written by South Kensington Science Museum and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-06 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Catalogue of the Naval and Marine Engineering Collection in the Science Museum, South Kensington: With Descriptive and Historical Notes; War and Mercantile Vessels; Yachts, Boats, Tugs, Barges, Etc.; Ship Design and Construction; Life-Saving Appliances; Marine Engines and Boilers; Paddle-Wheels and Screw Propellers; Steering Appliances The collection Of Models Of Ships and Marine Machinery was first formed in 1864, when the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering was established at South Kensington by the Lords Of the Committee Of Council on Education, at the request of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty. It consisted at first principally Of models lent by the Admiralty, which were transferred to Greenwich in 1873, when the Royal School Of Naval Architecture was removed thither. In the meanwhile, however, the collection had been very largely supplemented by models Obtained, principally on loan, from other sources and the owners not wishing that they should be removed from South Kensington, all but the Admiralty models were retained there as a division Of the Science Branch Of the South Kensington Museum. The President and Council Of the Institution Of Naval Architects waited on the Lord President of the Council on the 30th June, 1887, and laid before him a memorandum relating to the collection. In this memorandum, after recapitulating the history Of the collection and the various proposals that had been made with reference to it, they go on to say. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.