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A rudimentary treatise on warming and ventilation [electronic resource] : being a concise exposition of the general principles of the art of warming and ventilating domestic and public buildings, mines, lighthouses, ships, etcAuthor: Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897
A rudimentary treatise on warming and ventilation : being a concise exposition of the general principles of the art of warming and ventilating domestic and public buildings, mines, lighthouses, ships, &c. with an appendix, bringing the subject down to the present timeAuthor: Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897
[Journal of the Gazelle (Schooner), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered and kept by Joseph Howland on a lighthouse supply cruise, 1841 Oct 9-1842 Feb 21]Author: Gazelle (Schooner)
The American coast pilot : containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes and headlands, from Passamaquoddy through the Gulf of Florida, with directions for sailing into the same, describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. : together with the courses and distances from Cape-Cod and Cape-Ann to Georges'-Bank, through the south and east channels, and the setting of the currents, with the latitudes and longitudes of the principals harbours on the coast, together with a tide tableAuthor: ['Furlong, Lawrence, 1734-1806', 'Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862']
Prevention of disease and care of the sick and injured: medical handbook for the use of lighthouse vessels and stations, 1915Author: ['United States. Bureau of Light-Houses', 'United States. Public Health Service', 'Stimpson, W. G. (William Gordon), 1865-1940', 'Woodward, Rell M., 1862-1915']
List of remedies mentioned in the Medical handbook of the United States Lighthouse Service and their uses Department of Commerce, Lighthouse ServiceAuthor: United States. Lighthouse Service, corporate author
Obstructions to the navigation of Hudson's River : embracing the minutes of the secret committee appointed by the Provincial convention of New York, July 16, l776, and other original documents relating to the subject ; together with papers relating to the beaconsAuthor: Ruttenber, Edward Manning, 1825-1907
Account of receipt and expenditure of Corporation for preserving and improving Port of Dublin, on lighthouses on coast of Ireland, 1840Author: Classic Public Domain
On the Adaptation of Different Modes of Illuminating Lighthouses; As Depending on Their Situations and the Object Contemplated in Their ErectionAuthor: Barlow, W.
On optical apparatus used in lighthousesAuthor: ['Chance, James Timmins, Sir, 1814-1902', 'Forrest, James, 1825-1917', 'Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain)']
[Logbook of the Fenelon (Ship) on a whaling voyage, 1833 Jun 18-1834 Jun 14 ; Logbook of the Eliza (Schooner) on a lighthouse supply cruise, 1839 Jan 1-1840 Jan 1]Author: ['Fenelon (Ship)', 'Eliza (Schooner)']
[Journals of the Gazelle (Schooner) on lighthouse supply cruises, 1845 Apr 9- 1846 Sep 25 ; Journal of the Eliza (Schooner) on a lighthouse supply cruise, 1848 Dec 28-1849 Apr 17]Author: ['Gazelle (Schooner)', 'Eliza (Schooner)']
The harbours and ports of Lake Ontario : in a series of charts, accompanied by a description of each : together with the lighthouses, harbour lights, depth of water, courses and distances, &c. &c. : compiled from authentic sources, the charts of Capt. Owen and Lieut. Herbert, from recent surveys, as well as from personal observationsAuthor: Hodder, Edward M. (Edward Mulberry), 1810-1878
McAlpine's gazetteer and guide for the Maritime Provinces, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick & Prince Edward Island [microform] : containing general information of the latest date, an historical sketch of each town and the principal cities : with all towns, villages, settlements, railway stations, post offices, harbor lighthouses, money order offices, banks, express offices, telephone and telegraph offices ... also, routes of steamers, railways, &cAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Account of receipt and expenditure of Corporation for preserving and improving Port of Dublin, on lighthouses on coast of Ireland, 1837Author: Classic Public Domain
A Narrative of the Building and a Description of the Construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with Stone, to which is subjoined an appendix giving some account of the Lighthouse on the Spurn Point, built upon a SandAuthor: Smeaton, John
Memorandum concerning lighthouses and light vessels required in the colonies : together with instructions to lightkeepers, and other papers on the subject of lighthouses and light vesselsAuthor: ['Great Britain. Board of Trade', 'Trinity House (London, England)']
Aids to navigation in the lighthouse service. Hearing ... on H.R. 6499Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on interstate and foreign commerce
The people's medical lighthouse; a series of popular and scientific essays on the nature, uses, and diseases of the lungs, heart, liver, stomach, kidneys, womb and blood ..Author: Root, Harmon Knox. [from old catalog]
Report of a tour of inspection of European Lighthouse establishments, made in 1873Author: ['United States. Light-House Board', 'Elliot, George Henry, 1831-1900']
Photographs of South Africa : comprising representative views of its cities, streets, churches, parliament houses, public buildings, statues, memorials, houses, huts, lighthouses, harbours; its diamond mines, gold mines, railways, ships, farms, plantations; its scenery, rivers, mountains, karoo, tropical vegetation, waterfalls, social life, scenes on the "veld," natives, besides a large number of instantaneous photographs showing the everyday life of the people in various states. Collected from Cape Colony, Natal, Orange Free State, Transvaal, Basutoland, Zululand, Swaziland, Delagoa Bay, etc...Author: South African Photo-Publishing Company
The American coast pilot [microform] : containing the courses and distances between the principal harbours, capes, and headlands on the coast of North and South America, with directions for sailing into the same : describing the soundings, bearings of the light-houses and beacons from the rocks, shoals, ledges, &c. with the prevailing winds, settings of the currents &c., and the latitudes and longitudes of the principal harbours and capes, together with a tide tableAuthor: Blunt, Edmund M. (Edmund March), 1770-1862
A narrative of the building and a description of the construction of the Edystone Lighthouse with stone : to which is subjoined, an appendix, giving some account of the lighthouse on the Spurn Point, built upon a sandAuthor: Smeaton, John, 1724-1792
[Journals of the Eliza (Schooner), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered and kept by Joseph Howland on lighthouse supply cruises, 1852 May 4-1853 May 27]Author: Eliza (Schooner)
A rudimentary treatise on warming and ventilation; being a concise exposition of the general principles of the art of warming and ventilating domestic and public buildings, mines, lighthouses, ships, etcAuthor: Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897
[Journals of the Gazelle (Schooner), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered and kept by Joseph Howland on lighthouse supply voyages, 1847 Apr 29-1848 Dec 27]Author: Gazelle (Schooner)
Report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into the condition and management of lights, buoys and beacons : together with a letter from Rear-Admiral W.A.B. Hamilton, chairman of the Commission, and appendix and indexAuthor: ['Great Britain. Commission Appointed to Inquire into the Condition of Lights, Buoys and Beacons', 'Hamilton, William Alexander Baillie']
Reports to the Board of TradeAuthor: the Trinity House of Deptford Strond, the Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses, and the Commissioners of Irish Lights of their Inspection of Local Lighthouses, Buoys, and Beacons (in continuation of No. 25, of Session 1909)
A rudimentary treatise on warming and ventilation; being a concise exposition of the general principles of the art of warming and ventilating domestic and public buildings, mines, lighthouses, ships &cAuthor: Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897
Account of receipt and expenditure of Corporation for preserving and improving Port of Dublin, on lighthouses on coast of Ireland, 1846Author: Classic Public Domain
Report to Commissioners of Irish LightsAuthor: Prof. Tyndall, of Inspection of Galley-Head Lighthouse, May 1879; Observations by Inspector of Lights and Engineer
Correspondence between Board of Trade, Trinity House and Port of Dublin Corporation on lighthouse for Crookhaven Harbour, and new coast light between Fastnets and Old Head of KinsaleAuthor: Classic Public Domain
Account of receipt and expenditure of Corporation for preserving and improving Port of Dublin, on lighthouses on coast of Ireland, 1848Author: Classic Public Domain
Annals of some of the British Norman isles, constituting the bailiwick of Guernsey, as collected from private manuscripts, public documents and former historians. Part 1. Comprising the Casket lighthouses, Alderney, Sark, Herm, and Jethou, with part of GuernseyAuthor: Jacob, John, 1765-1840
Account of receipt and expenditure of Corporation for preserving and improving Port of Dublin, on lighthouses on coast of Ireland, 1852Author: Classic Public Domain
Lighthouses. Return to an Address of ... the House of Commons, dated 15 April 1850;- for, "Statement of what measures have been adopted respecting the erection, management and superintendence of lighthouses in the British colonies and possessions (in continuation of Parliamentary Paper, no.225, of Session 1849)" "and, Abstract of any Returns received from the colonies upon the subject since April 1849." Ordered, by the House of Commons, to be printed 1 August 1850Author: ['Great Britain. Admiralty', 'Great Britain. Colonial Office']
Account of receipt and expenditure of Corporation for preserving and improving Port of Dublin, on lighthouses on coast of Ireland, 1841Author: Classic Public Domain
The Lighthouses of the British Islands Corrected to April 1832 Hydrographical Office, AdmiraltyAuthor: Great Britain : Hydrographic Department, Admiralty
Medical handbook for the use of lighthouse vessels and stationsAuthor: ['United States. Bureau of Light-Houses', 'United States. Public Health Service', 'Pettus, William J., b. 1863', 'Stoner, George W']
The lighthouse system of Canada [microform] : a paper prepared at the request of the Executive Committee of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and read on the 1st September, 1884, before Section G., Mechanical ScienceAuthor: Smith, William, 1821-1897
The lady's polite secretary, or new female letter writer. Containing an elegant variety of interesting and instructive letters, ... To which are added, instances, to serve as beacons to the inexperienced, ... To which is prefixed a short, but comprehensive, grammar of the English language. ... By the Right Hon. Lady Dorothea Du Bois. 1771Author: Du Bois, Dorothea
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A rudimentary treatise on warming and ventilation [electronic resource] : being a concise exposition of the general principles of the art of warming and ventilating domestic and public buildings, mines, lighthouses, ships, etc β Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897
A rudimentary treatise on warming and ventilation : being a concise exposition of the general principles of the art of warming and ventilating domestic and public buildings, mines, lighthouses, ships, &c. with an appendix, bringing the subject down to the present time β Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897
Suggested Improvement in Lighthouses β Burgess, Edward
A Rudimentary Treatise on the History, Construction, and Illumination of Lighthouses β Alan Stevenson
List of lighthouses, light-vessels, buoys, beacons, etc. on the coast and rivers of China β China. Hai guan zong shui wu si shu
The boy scouts of the Lighthouse troop : or, The surprising adventures of a New York school boy β McLane, F. Moulton, 1885-
[Journal of the Gazelle (Schooner), out of New Bedford, Mass., mastered and kept by Joseph Howland on a lighthouse supply cruise, 1841 Oct 9-1842 Feb 21] β Gazelle (Schooner)
Jack Straw, lighthouse builder β Crump, Irving, 1887-1979
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