Remarkable instances of the protection of certain ships of Her Majesty's Navy, from the destructive effects of lightning : collected from official and other authenticated documents ; to which is added a list of two hundred and twenty cases of ships of Her Majesty's Navy struck and damaged by lightning, abridged from the official logs of the ships / by W. Snow Harris, F.R.S. &c.
Published / Created:
London : Printed for the author by Richard Clay, Bread Street Hill, 1847.
Physical Description:
61, [3], 8 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
NSTC, 2H9574
Subject Terms:
Great Britain. Royal Navy. | Military engineering -- Great Britain. | Marine engineering -- Great Britain. | Lightning conductors. | Lightning protection. | Ships -- Fires and fire prevention. | Ships -- Safety measures. | Clay, R. -- Printer. | Harcourt, W. Vernon, Rev. -- Pres. insc. from the author. | Harris, W. Snow -- Pres. insc. to Rev. W. Vernon Harcourt.