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Imperial connections : India in the Indian Ocean arena, 1860-1920 /Thomas R. Metcalf. Metcalf, Thomas R., 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 941-44(540)"1860/1920"

Puffers / Guthrie Hutton. "Old photographs with extensive captions about these delightful little boats which plied the waters of the West Coast of Scotland in the twentieth century and were immortalised in Neil Munro's The Vital Spark. This book includes many rare photographs, previously unpublished, including a number by Dan McDonald. The vessels featured are Sealight, Nelson, Hannibal, Hero, Caesar, Norman, Victor, Druid, Dane, Saxon, Melissa, Vital Spark, The Maggie, Boer, Inca, Na Kiel, Cretan, Moor, Turk, Slav, Texan, Kildonan, Anzac, Lasca, Spartan, Stormlight, Kaffir, Chindit, Ardfern, Staffinch, Innishowen, Innisclora, Eva, Clydegate, Perfection, Ashdale Glen, Arab, Hafton, Logan, Kype, Mellite, Limelight, Crysto, Starlight, Skylight, Sitka, Raylight, Arclight, Moonlight, Paulgate, Ormsa, Inchcolm, Lucullite, Arran Rose, Garmoyle, Northinch, Stronshira, Glencloy, Thistle, Mary Stewart, Glenholm, Invercloy, Glen Rosa, Barrington, Lady Bute, River Cloy, Jenny, Lythe, Petrel, Faithful, Lady Isle, Cuban, Cloch Lass, Toward Lass, Cumbrae Lass, Pibroch, Texa, Glen Fyne, Auld Reekie, Louise, Helena and Eilean Easdale."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.123.2(411)

Empire, the sea and global history : Britain's maritime world, c.1763-c.1840 /edited by David Cannadine. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available.

Command of the sea : highlights from the U.S. Naval Academy Museum, U.S. Navy Art Collection, and the U.S. Naval War College Museum /by John B. Hattendorf. Hattendorf, John B. 2008. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7:355.49(73)

Mediterranean pilot. the south coast of France from Cap Cerbáere to the Franco-Italian frontier; the islands of Corse and Sardegna; the west coast of Italy from the Franco-Italian frontier to latitudes 39À north, including arcipelago Toscano. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

Captain Bligh's second chance : an eyewitness account of his return to the South Seas /by Lt. George Tobin ; edited by Roy Schreiber. An edited publication of Lt. George Tobin's diary, kept during William Bligh's second voyage to the South Pacific in 1791, one year after his return to England following the Bounty mutiny. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 910.4(96)"1791/3"

Oil paintings in public ownership in Hampshire / The Public Catalogue Foundation ; Andrew Ellis, director ; Sonia Roe, editor ; Georgina Dennis, catalogue coordinator ; Elizabeth Vickers, photography. "Over 2,400 oil paintings are shown. Portsmouth Museums and Record Service represents the single largest collection. Works from the many military museums - including ships in dry dock - and paintings held by local authority museums and civic buildings make up the remainder. A seperate volume ... covers Southampton and the Isle of Wight."--Dust Jacket. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 069(422.7)

A celebration of John Evelyn : proceedings of a conference to mark the tercentenary of his death /edited by Mavis Batey. "In April 2006 the Surrey Gardens Trust, in association with the Garden History Society, hosted a conference at Wooton House to celebrate the tercentenary of the death of John Evelyn (1620-1706). ... The book is copiously illustrated with contemporary drawings, engravings and paintings, including tree portraits from the later editions of Sylva."--Back cover. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Evelyn, John

Empire, barbarism, and civilisation : James Cook, William Hodges, and the return to the Pacific /Harriet Guest. Guest, Harriet 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 7HODGES:325.3/.4

The Sun Kings : the unexpected tragedy of Richard Carrington and the tale of how modern astronomy began /Stuart Clark. A biographical account of amateur English astronomer Richard Carrington, whose observations of an explosion on the surface of the Sun in 1859 led to his insight that the Sun's magnetism directly influences the Earth. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92Carrington

Cape Town to Zanzibar : adventures of a Colonial seaman in His Majesty's Royal Navy /Anthony J. Blondell. Blondell, Anthony J., 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 355.124:82-31

The May Flower : a barging childhood /Nick Ardley. "In this evocative story of his unusual upbringing on the May Flower, Nick Ardley gives us a colourful account of life on the water. He tells tales of places visited, techniques learned and characters met that combine to give a real sense of what sailing can teach us. The skills learned on the water have proved to be highly beneficial for many people in their later careers, while the self-reliance and resourcefulness that often characterises sailors are much-valued attributes anywhere. Weaving his wealth of barging knowledge into the story of his family's life aboard the May Flower and their great resilience in keeping their barge on the water, Nick Ardley has given us a book that will appeal both to barging enthusiasts and those interested in childhood development."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92ARDLEY

Puffers and places / Guthrie Hutton "This new companion volume to the author's Puffers which we published in 2007 and have had to reprint many times since. The subject matter is dear to the author's heart as he is a canal enthusiast and of course puffers worked some of Scotland's canals. While at the BBC he worked on the television series The Vital Spark. He also collects images of puffers assiduously and essentially told us he had found so many previously unseen pictures we had to do a new book. Nobody will be disappointed with the selection here which includes locations such as Crinan, Dunoon, Rothesay, Lochranza, Brodick, Ruchill, Kirkintilloch, Kirkcaldy, Portree, Bowling, Fort Augustus and more. All are accompanied by lengthy and detailed captions."--Provided by the publisher. 2018. • PAMPHLET • 1 copy available. 629.123.2(410.5)

The Herschels of Hanover / Michael Hoskin. An account of the life and family of William Herschel, covering his parents, siblings and children. Gives a short biography of each. Mainly focused on the career of William who was a musician before becoming a royal astronomer to the court of King George III. He had many talents in building instruments, collecting data and applying formal methodologies. One such approach was borrowed from Natural History: that of collected catalogues of specimens and deriving trends within a dataset. With this he studied double stars and nebulea. This was facilitated by the development of increasingly powerful telescopes, covered in this text. He also discovered Uranus and infrared light. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 92HERSCHEL:52

Managing collision avoidance at sea : a practical guide /by Gilbert WU Lee and C.J. Parker. Lee, Gilbert W U 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 623.8884

Rittenhouse : journal of the American scientific instrument enterprise. 1986- • JOURNAL • 2 copies available. 681/.75

Bitter ocean : the dramatic story of the Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945 /David Fairbank White. From 1939 to 1945 the Battle of the Atlantic, World War Two's most decisive battle, raged across the Atlantic Ocean. Bitter Ocean is the story of how countless Allied troops perished at the hands of the German U-boats as they fought to keep vital supplies flowing. But how, ultimately, the German's couldn't defeat the combined force of the British Navy and U.S shipbuilding technology. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 940.545.9

Naval intelligence from Germany : the reports of the British naval attaches in Berlin, 1906-1914 /edited by Matthew S. Seligmann. 2007. • BOOK • 2 copies available. 061.22NRS

Supermarine Attacker : the Royal Navy's first operational jet fighter /Richard A. Franks. "A detailed and generously illustrated account of the Supermarine Attacker in service, from the prototype to the sole remaining preserved example. 23 specially commissioned accurate side, 4-view and squadron badge illustrations in full colour, with over 80 black and white and colour photographs. A listing of all airframes and histories is also included."--Provided by the publisher. 2007. • FOLIO • 2 copies available. 623.7464

The comet sweeper : Caroline's Herschel's astronomical ambition /Claire Brock. A biography of astronomer Caroline Herschel, the first woman professional scientist in England. Based largely on her own diaries and correspondence, the book details Herschel's early life in Hanover, her years assisting her brother, William, in his role as royal astronomer to King George III, and her numerous discoveries of nebulae and comets in her own right, along with other contributions to the discipline of astronomy. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 520.92

A history of Napoleonic and American prisoners of war, 1756-1816 : hulk, depot and parole /Clive L. Lloyd. Lloyd, Clive L. 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 355.257.72"1756/1816"

After abolition : Britain and the slave trade since 1807 /Marika Sherwood. Sherwood, Marika. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 326.1

China sea pilot. the west coast of South China sea from Tanjung Lompat on the eastern side of Peninsula Malaysia to Zhelang Yan in China; Pulau-Pulau Anambas, Hainan Dao, and the islands and banks bordering the main route from Singapore Strait to Hong Kong. Great Britain.-Hydrographic Office 2007. • FOLIO • 1 copy available. 527.83

British military and naval medicine, 1600-1830 / edited by Geoffrey L. Hudson. "Standing armies and navies brought with them military medical establishments, shifting the focus of disease management from individuals to groups. Prevention, discipline, and surveillance produced results, and career opportunities for physicians and surgeons. All these developments had an impact on medicine and society, and were in turn influenced by them. The essays within examine these phenomena, exploring the imperial context, nursing and medicine in Britain, naval medicine, as well as the relationship between medicine, the state and society"--Back cover. 2007. • BOOK • 1 copy available. 61"16/1830"

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