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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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Akerman, James Richard, ed. Cartographies of Travel and Navigation. Chicago: Chicago UP, 2006, ix, 372 pp. Essays; pathbreaking study; mapping of sea routes.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); 18th C. (1700-1799); cartography; navigation; science ; voyage;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, 18th century, eighteenth, cartography, map, mapping, chart, geography, geographical , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, voyage, science
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Alger, Philip. The Groundwork of Practical Naval Gunnery: A Study of the Principals and Practices of Exterior Ballistics. . . . Annapolis: [NIP], 1917, 331 pp.
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Admiralty; gunnery; Royal Navy; science ; weapons;
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Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, gunnery, gun, weapon , Royal Navy, Britain, England, science , weapon, arms trade
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Allaire, B. "French Reaction to the North-West Voyages and the Assays of the Frobisher Ore by Geoffrey le Brumen, 1576-1584." See T. Symons, Meta Incognita, II., pp. 589-606.
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16th C. (1500-1599); Anglo-French; Colonial America; exploration; Frobisher, Martin; Northwest Passage; science ; voyage;
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16th century, sixteenth, Anglo-French, France , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Northwest Passage, exploration, search for access to East, route to East, Frobisher, Martin, science , voyage, Colonial America, colony, colonial, colonial period, colonial navy, New England
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Allison, David K. "The Development of Radar at the Naval Research Laboratory." See C. Symonds, NHS-4, pp. 153-62.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-American; aviation; radar; science ; technology;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, aviation, aircraft, airplane, plane, naval aviation, carrier aviation, radar, electronic detection, electronic wave , science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Allwood, John. The Great Exhibitions: 150 Years. London: Studio Vista; London: ECL, 1977, 2001, 192 pp. Folio; not included: Royal Naval Exhibtion, 1891.
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19th C. (1800-1899); memorial; museum; Royal Navy; science ; technology;
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19th century, nineteenth, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , Royal Navy, Britain, England, museum, science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Alsford, Stephen, ed. The Meta Incognita Project: Contribution to Field Studies. Mercury Series Dir. Paper, # 6. Quebec: Canadian Museum of Civilization, 1993, viii, 219 pp. Essays, some cited.
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Royal Canadian Navy, Canada , museum, science
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Alter, Peter. The Reluctant Patron: Science and the State in Britain, 1850-1920. New York: St. Martin; New York: Berg, 1982, 1987, 1988, 292 pp. Trans: Angela Davies.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; science ; technology;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Alter, Peter. Wissenschaft, Staat, Mazene: Anfange moderner Wissenschafts-politik in Grossbritannien, 1850-1920. Publications of the German Historical Institute, London, vol. 12. Stuttgart: Klett-cotta, 1982, 327 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); 20th C. (1900-1999); Admiralty; science ; technology;
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19th century, nineteenth, 20th century, twentieth, Admiralty, admiral, administration, organization, organisation, headquarters, Navy Board, Lords of the Admiralty, science , technology, advance, modernization, modernisation
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Althoff, William F. Drift Station: Arctic Outposts of Superpower Science. Dulles: Potomac, 2007, 357 pp.
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , science , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure
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Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning. "Expedition to the North Magnetic Pole." Geographic Journal (December 1902).
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20th C. (1900-1999); Arctic; exploration; navigation; science ;
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20th century, twentieth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, science
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Amy, R., Bahatnagar, R., Damkjar, E. & Beattie, O. "The Last Franklin Expedition: Report of a Postmortem Examination of a Crew Member." Canadian Medical Association J, 135 (July 1986): 115-17.
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19th C. (1800-1899); Arctic; exploration; Franklin, John; memoir; science ;
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19th century, nineteenth, Arctic, explore, exploration, expedition, polar, North Pole, Top of the World , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , Franklin, John, Arctic expedition, search for Franklin, memoir, recollection, journal, autobiography , science
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Anderson, Madelyn Klein. Iceberg Alley. New York: Messner, 1976, 64 pp. Juvenile literature; U.S. Coast Guard ice patrol.
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20th C. (1900-1999); Anglo-American; Atlantic World; science ; United States Navy;
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20th century, twentieth, Anglo-American, United States, US, USA, Atlantic World, British domination, British North America, culture, influence , science , united states navy, US navy
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Anderson, J.L. "Climate Change, Sea Power and Historical Discontinuity: The Spanish Armada and the Glorious Revolution of 1688." Great Circle, 5 (1983): 13-23. Emphasis on weather; comaparative, 1588 & 1688 invasions.
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16th C. (1500-1599); 17th C. (1600-1699); age of sail; Anglo-Spanish; armada; battles; invasion; science ;
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16th century, sixteenth, 17th century, seventeenth, age of sail, Anglo-Spanish, Spain, Iberia , armada, Spanish, invasion , battles, invasion, armada, landing , science
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Anderson, J.L. "Prince William's Descent upon Devon, 1688: The Environmental Constraints." See S. Fisher, Lisbon as a Port Town, pp. 37-55.
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17th C. (1600-1699); amphibious; Anglo-Dutch; invasion; Royal Navy; science ;
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17th century, seventeenth, amphibious, invasion from sea, landing, attack from sea, landing craft, Anglo-Dutch, Netherlands, Low Country, Holland, science , Royal Navy, Britain, England, invasion, armada, landing
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Arasaratnam, Sinnappah. Maritime India in the Seventeenth Century. New York: Oxford UP, 1994, ix, 294 pp. Determining factors: geography, geology & climate: winds, monsoon, currents.
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17th C. (1600-1699); East India Company; maritime history; science ; sea;
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17th century, seventeenth, East India Company, charter company, Raj , maritime history, naval history , science , sea, ocean, maritime
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Armstrong, Patrick H. All Things Darwin: An Encyclopedia of Darwin's World. 2 vols. Westport: Greenwood, 2008, 564 pp.
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19th C. (1800-1899); culture; exploration; literature; science ;
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19th century, nineteenth, exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , culture, music, literature, language, art , science , literature, culture
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Armstrong, Patrick H. Darwin's Desolate Islands. Chippenham: Picton, 1992, 147 pp. In 1833-1834, Falklands on HMS Beagle.
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19th C. (1800-1899); culture; exploration; Falkland; personality; Royal Navy; science ; ship;
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Armstrong, Patrick H. Darwin's Other Islands. Durham: Durham UP; London: Continuum, 1995, 266 pp. Other islands visited on HMS Beagle.
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19th C. (1800-1899); culture; exploration; personality; Royal Navy; science ; ship;
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19th century, nineteenth, culture, music, literature, language, art , exploration, explore, explorer, discover, discovery, adventure , science , Royal Navy, Britain, England, personality, prominent leader, noted person , ship, boat, vessel
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Aslet, Clive. Greenwich Millennium: The 2000-Year Story of Greenwich. London: Fourth Estate, 1999, 64 pp.
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age of sail; age of steam; general history; maritime history; memorial; museum; navigation; science ;
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age of sail, age of steam, memorial, heritage, tradition, bicentennial , museum, navigation, navigate, longitude, latitude, science , general history, general survey, survey, maritime history, naval history
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 |