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The Nautical Magazine for 1871

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Nautical Magazine for 1871
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Various authors
SeriesCambridge Library Collection - The Nautical Magazine
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:920
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
ISBN/Barcode 9781108056496
ClassificationsDewey:387.05
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 5 Maps; 9 Line drawings, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 January 2015
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832, and was published monthly well into the twenty-first century. It covers a wide range of subjects, including navigation, meteorology, technology and safety. An important resource for maritime historians, it also includes reports on military and scientific expeditions and on current affairs. The 1871 volume, beginning a 'new series' under a new editor, opens by announcing certain changes to the magazine 'to bring it more into harmony with the spirit of this advancing age ... enlarging its usefulness' so as to be 'a means of adding to the honour and prosperity of England, and to the welfare of humanity at large'. Hydrography and navigation would continue to be prominent, but leisure reading would also feature. Other new departures include substantial articles analysing topics relating to a planned Shipping Bill, reports of the meetings of learned societies, and regular articles on competitive yachting and rowing.