Public Libraries Vol 22

Author : New York Public Library
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780666899644
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vol. 22 written by New York Public Library and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-04 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Bulletin of the New York Public Library, Vol. 22: Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation Submarine inventors have, from the earliest days, considered the sub marine boat as a means to advanced knowledge Of things beneath the surface of the seas, to recover and restore to the use Of mankind many Of the things that have gone to the bottom Of the sea in ships, and also to recover the natural products of the sea, in the nature Of shell fish, sponges, coral, pearls, and to reach mineral and other deposits heretofore inaccessible and unavailable to the people. The introduction Of the submarine in war will eventually prove a benefit to all Of the smaller and less powerful nations, as the submarine is undoubtedly able to Offer to any nation the greatest degree Of security for the least expenditure Of money in the defense Of its coast line. This compilation will make available to the student Of submarine naviga tion information that it has hereto fore been almost impossible to procure, cover ing, as it does, published articles on this subject dating back from a period Of over two thousand years to the present time. I remember in years gone by, many days spent in searching through various libraries for information regard ing the submarine, of which little could then be found. I can, therefore, appre ciate the great amount of time which the compiler Of this bibliography must have given to this investigation. Much Of the literature relating to submarines is based on hearsay, romance and imagination, but imagination may lead to scientific development, SO that both the student Of the romance of The mysteries Of the deep and the investigator of its uses as a weapon Of war, or its possibilities in the commercial field, will all appreciate the labor which has been put into the preparation Of this bibliography. 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.