Project Gutenberg 2016-12-06 Public domain in the USA. 172 Matthew, Patrick 1790 1874 12019285 On Naval Timber and Arboriculture With Critical Notes on Authors who have Recently Treated the Subject of Planting Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Naval_Timber_and_Arboriculture Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net, including RichardW (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "On Naval Timber and Arboriculture" by Patrick Matthew is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. The book explores the important topic of naval timber, including its cultivation and the various British tree species suitable for shipbuilding. It offers critical reflections on recent literature regarding planting and arboriculture, aiming to provide insights and practical advice for those involved in forestry and naval shipbuilding. The opening of the text sets the stage with a preface that reflects the author's confidence in exploring the subject despite not having engaged with prior classic literature on planting. Matthew writes about the significance of timber for naval purposes and hints at the necessity of ensuring a proper supply of suitable wood for ship construction. He mentions the importance of species, variety, and the methods of cultivation, indicating that the work will cover the structure and preparation of timber, directions for cultivating particular species, and the broader implications for both naval and general forestry practices. The author establishes a firm foundation for the detailed examination of timber that continues throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 41.9 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Forests and forestry -- Great Britain SD Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Engineering & Technology 623399 2025-07-21T10:55:10.059416 text/html 595930 2024-10-23T01:29:12 text/html 494588 2025-07-21T10:55:19.278424 application/epub+zip 497143 2025-07-21T10:55:11.637398 application/epub+zip 332622 2025-07-21T10:55:10.692439 application/epub+zip 881560 2025-07-21T10:55:24.959341 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 836309 2025-07-21T10:55:18.155372 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 437174 2022-09-24T11:52:28.044144 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 552998 2025-07-21T10:55:09.323458 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 533129 2024-10-23T01:29:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17008 2025-07-21T10:55:25.107329 application/rdf+xml 12236 2025-07-21T10:55:10.795403 image/jpeg 1789 2025-07-21T10:55:10.744424 image/jpeg 478644 2025-07-21T10:55:10.123432 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia