Shaping the Royal Navy : Technology, authority and naval architecture, c.1830-1906 /

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The 19th-century Royal Navy was transformed from a fleet of sailing wooden walls into a steam powered machine. Britain's warships were her first line of defence, and their transformation dominated political, engineering and scientific discussions. They were the products of engineering ingenuity...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Leggett, Don (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2015.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Great Britain. > Royal Navy.
Great Britain. > Royal Navy > History > 19th century.
Warfare and Defence.
Art et science navals > histoire > 19e siecle.
Warships.
Naval art and science.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Marine & Naval
Navires de guerre > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Naval art and science > History > 19th century.
Warships > History > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The 19th-century Royal Navy was transformed from a fleet of sailing wooden walls into a steam powered machine. Britain's warships were her first line of defence, and their transformation dominated political, engineering and scientific discussions. They were the products of engineering ingenuity, political controversies, naval ideologies and the fight for authority in 19th-century Britain. This book provides a cultural history of technology, authority and the Royal Navy in the years of Pax Britannica.
Physical Description:1 online resource (320 pages): illustrations, portraits.
ISBN:9781526111876

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