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 Project Gutenberg 2024-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 183 Pollock, David 1932 15002537 Modern shipbuilding and the men engaged in it $aLondon :$bE. & F. N. Spon, $c1884. Peter Becker, John Campbell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Modern Shipbuilding and the Men Engaged in It" by David Pollock is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book reviews the advancements in steamship design and construction, focusing particularly on the merchant marine. It aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the significant progress made in the shipbuilding industry, including notable shipyards and statistics related to maritime operations. The opening of the work sets the stage for a detailed exploration of recent progress in steamship construction. It discusses the historical context, highlighting the impact of the "Great Eastern" and detailing the evolution of ships' dimensions and materials used, notably the transition from wood to iron and steel construction. Pollock emphasizes the economic and structural advantages of modern designs, as well as the increasing size and efficiency of steamships. The text serves as an introduction to the overarching themes of technological innovation and the historical development of the shipbuilding industry, establishing a foundation for the chapters that follow, which will delve deeper into these multiple facets of maritime advancements. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/cu31924030900835 20230507020910pollock 1884 gb Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Shipbuilding -- Great Britain VM Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: Engineering & Technology 807446 2025-06-29T07:16:03.671217 text/html 778711 2024-08-31T09:03:11 text/html 5779672 2025-06-29T07:16:20.032081 application/epub+zip 5786483 2025-06-29T07:16:07.079229 application/epub+zip 548516 2025-06-29T07:16:05.133232 application/epub+zip 6779390 2025-06-29T07:16:27.730116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 6745822 2025-06-29T07:16:18.226088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 646493 2025-06-29T07:16:01.088262 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 626457 2024-08-31T09:03:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15375 2025-06-29T07:16:27.909079 application/rdf+xml 20757 2025-06-29T07:16:05.607156 image/jpeg 2934 2025-06-29T07:16:05.468217 image/jpeg 6160443 2025-06-29T07:16:03.849204 application/octet-stream application/zip