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Adams, Thomas R. & Waters, David W., comps. English Maritime Books Printed before 1801: Relating to Ships, Their Construction and Their Operation at Sea: Including Articles in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society and the Transactions of the American Philosophical Society: Arranged in Two Parts Alphabetically and Topically. Providence: John Carter Brown Library; London: NMM, 1995, xxxiv, 602 pp. Foreword: N.A.M. Rodger; 3809 indivdual entries under 24 topics; massive compilation & essential bibliography; cooperation from National Maritime Museum of London; details on number of copies and where located; earliest was 1528; e.g., navigational manuals, almanacs, works on gunnery, health, laws, instruments, conditions, etc.
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15th C. (1400-1499); 16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); association; bibliography; condition; gunnery; health; instrument; law; literature; maritime history; museum; naval lore;
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15th century, fifteenth, 16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, bibliography, list, listing , maritime history, naval history , association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, literature, culture, museum, naval lore, tradition, oral tradition, sea story, sea term, naval dictionary , gunnery, gun, weapon , health, sickness, illness, medicine, surgeon, law, instrument, navigation, compass, clock , condition, life below deck, lower deck, atmosphere, enlisted life
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Airy, George Biddell. The Transits of Venus, 1874 and 1882: On the Preparitary Arrangements for the Observations of the Transits. London: Strangeways & Walden, 1868, 1877, 23 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); exploration; instrument; navigation; science ;
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19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , instrument, navigation, compass, clock , science , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Andrewes, William J.H. "Even Newton Could Be Wrong: The Story of Harrison's First Three Sea Clocks." See W. Andrewes, Quest for Longitude, pp. 189-234.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; instrument; navigation; personality; technology;
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instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, 18th century, eighteenth, personality, prominent leader, noted person
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Andrewes, William J.H., ed. The Quest for Longitude. Cambridge: Harvard UP, 1996, 437 pp. 22 essays, some cited; from Longitute Symposium, Harvard University, November 1993, the tricentenary of the birth of John Harrison.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; age of sail; association; instrument; navigation; technology;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, age of sail, association, society, group, organization, organisation, conference, conference paper, symposium, instrument, navigation, compass, clock , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Ash, Eric H. "'The Skyfullest Men': Patronage, Authority, and the Negotiation of Expertise in Elizabethan England." Ph.D. diss, Princeton, 2000, 408 pp. (DAI 61/05, p. 2009).
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16th C. (1500-1599); education; instrument; navigation; technology;
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16th century, sixteenth, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Ash, Eric H. Power, Knowledge, and Expertise in Elizabethan England. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 2004, lx, 265 pp. Included instrument makers; diffusion of nautical knowledge.
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16th C. (1500-1599); education; expansion; exploration; instrument; navigation; technology;
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16th century, sixteenth, education, educate, training, train, teaching, teach, schooling, school, learning, learn, expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Ashley, Raymond E. "The Search for Longitude." Am Nep, 51 (Fall 1991): 252-66. Achieved in 18th century.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; exploration; instrument; navigation; technology; wreck;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, wreck, shipwreck, nautical archaeology , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Aslet, Clive. The Story of Greenwich. Cambridge: Harvard UP; London: Fourth Estate, 1999, 288 pp. Opens: funeral of Nelson.
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instrument, navigation, compass, clock , memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , museum, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, Nelson, Horatio
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Aughton, Peter. The Transit of Venus: The Brief, Brilliant Life of Jeremiah Horrocks, Father of British Astromony. London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson; London: Phoenix, 2004, 2005, xiii, 242 pp.
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18th C. (1700-1799); Admiralty; expansion; exploration; instrument; navigation; personality; science ;
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18th century, eighteenth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , expansion, colony, colonies, colonization, colonisation, imperialism, domination, hegemony , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, personality, prominent leader, noted person , science , instrument, navigation, compass, clock
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Baillie, G.H. Clocks and Watches: An Historical Bibliography. London: NAG; London: Holland, 1947, 1951, 1978, 414 pp.
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bibliography, list, listing , instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
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Bain, William. An Essay on the Variation of the Compass: Showing How Far It Is Influenced by a Change in the Direction of the Ship's Head. Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1817, 140 pp.
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instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction
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Bauer, Bruce A. The Sextant Handbook: Adjustment, Repair, Use and History. Camden: International Marine, 1986, 1992, 191 pp. 75 illustrations.
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instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, naval guide, regulation, guideline, instruction , general history, general survey, survey
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Bennett, J.A. The Divided Circle: A Historyy of Instruments for Astronomy, Navigation and Surveying. Oxford: Phaidon/Christie's, 1987, 224 pp. Folio, profusely illustrated; standard; by instrument scholar.
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age of sail, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , instrument, navigation, compass, clock , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude
| Abbreviations | |
| AHR | American Historical Review |
| Alb | Albion |
| alt | alternate |
| Am Nep | American Neptune |
| AQ & DJ | Army Quarterly and Defence Journal |
| ASLIB | Association of Libraries (Dissertations & Master's Theses) |
| BIHR | Bulletin of the Institute of Historical Research |
| Can His Rev | Canadian Historical Review |
| Can J His | Canadian Journal of History |
| comp | Compiled by |
| DAI | Dissertation Abstracts International |
| EcHR | Economic History Review |
| ed | editor or edited by |
| EnHR | English Historical Review |
| HisAHR | Hispanic American Historical Review |
| HJ | Historical Journal (Cambridge Historical Journal) |
| His Res | Historical Research |
| His Tod | History Today |
| Intell & Nat Sec | Intelligence and National Security |
| IJ Mar His | International Journal of Maritime History |
| IJ Nau Arch | International Journal of Nautical Archaeology |
| IHR | International History Review |
| intro | introduction |
| J Am His | Journal of American History |
| J Asian His | Journal of Asian History |
| JBS | Journal of British Studies |
| J Cont His | Journal of Contemporary History |
| J Econ His | Journal of Economic History |
| JI & CH | Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History |
| J Mar Res | Journal for Maritime Research |
| J Mil His | Journal of Military History |
| J Mod His | Journal of Modern History |
| JRUSI | Journal of the Royal United Service Institution or Institute |
| J Soc His | Journal of Social History |
| JSAHR | Journal of the Society for Army Historical Research |
| J Stra Stu | Journal of Strategic Studies |
| J Trans His | Journal of Transport History |
| J Wor His | Journal of World History |
| MM | Mariner's Mirror |
| Mil Aff | Military Affairs |
| NHS | Naval History Symposium (USNA) |
| NMM | National Maritime Museum |
| Nav Rev | Naval Review |
| NWCR | Naval War College Review (US) |
| Nel Dis | Nelson Dispatch |
| NIP | Naval Institute Press |
| Nor Mar | Northern Mariner |
| Pac His Rev | Pacific Historical Review |
| P & P | Past and Present |
| Traf Chron | Trafalgar Chronicle |
| trans | translated by |
| UP | University Press |
| USNIP | Proceedings of the Naval Institute |
| Vic Stu | Victorian Studies |
| War & Soc | War and Society |
| War in His | War in History |
| W&MQ | William and Mary Quarterly |
| WSS | World Ship Society |