A Treatise on the Stability of Ships

By:

Edward James Reed

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

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Sir Edward James Reed (1830–1906) was appointed chief constructor of the Navy in 1863, and later founded his own ship design consultancy. He pioneered the methodical use of scientific calculations to determine a ship's weight, strength and stability, and was responsible for a number of revolutionary designs at a crucial period, when ships began to be armoured or rebuilt in iron in response to more powerful weaponry. This book, first published in 1885, sets out his approach to the problem of ensuring stability in iron-built ships. Reed discusses scientific theories of flotation, buoyancy and stability and applies them to contemporary ship design and shipbuilding techniques. Reed also describes the experiments of French naval architects in this area, providing the first English translations of their research. It is an important record of the Victorian naval and scientific understanding of iron-built ship stability, corrective design and building methods.

Release date NZ

December 23rd, 2010

Author

Edward James Reed

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

6 Tables, black and white; 225 Line drawings, unspecified

Pages

424

Series

Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

Dimensions

152x229x24

ISBN-13

9781108026437

Product ID

9985948

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