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The seaman's vade-mecum, and defensive war by sea: containing, the proportions of rigging, masts and yards, Weight of Anchors, Sizes and Weight of Cables and Cordage. The Exercise of the Small Arms, Bayonet, Granades and Great-Guns, Duty of Officers, &c. Also, shewing how to prepare a merchant-ship for a close fight, by disposing their Bulk-Heads, Leaves, Comings, Look-Holes, &c. Chasing; the Advantages to be taken by the Chase considered under all Positions in Respect to Wind and Tide. Defensive-Fighting; shewing how Merchant-Ships are to act, whether single or in Fleets, when Cannonaded or Boarded by the Enemy. An Epitome of the Art of Gunnery. Naval Fortification; The Advantages of Mooring considered, in respect to Wind and Tide: How to lay Booms in straight or crooked Rivers, with many other Particulars relating to the Navy and Merchant Service. By William Mountaine, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Mountaine, William, -1779.Date: 1744- Books
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The seaman's vade-mecum and defensive war by sea: containing a maritime dictionary; the proportions of rigging, masts and yards; Weight of Anchors; Sizes and Weight of Cables and Cordage; List of the Navy. The Words of Command in exercising the small Arms, Bayonet, Granadoes, and great Guns, Duty of Officers, &c. Also shewing how to prepare a merchant-ship for a close fight, through the Bulk-Heads, Coamings, Loop-Holes, &c. with the Advantages to be taking in Chacing, considered, under all Positions in respect to Wind and Tide. Defensive Fighting; Shewing how Merchant - Ships are to act, in Fleets, when Canonaded or Boarded by the Enemy. Naval Fortification; The Advantages of Mooring considered, in respect to Wind and Tide; and how to lay Booms in Rivers, and raise Redoubts to defend them. An Essay on Naval Book - Keeping; Or a regular Method for the Purser, Clerk, Steward, and other Officers to keep an Account of Stores, &c. The Method of forming Signals for sailing in Company, under a Commodore in Time of War; with many other Particulars relating to the Navy, East-India, and Merchant Service. By William Mountaine, Mathematical Examiner to the Honourable Corporation of Trinity-House of Deptlord-Strond, and F.R.S. With additions by John Adams, Teacher of the Mathematics.
Mountaine, William, -1779.Date: 1783- Books
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Swords into anchors. A comedy. Written by the Author of the Beau Merchant.
Blanch, John, 1649 or 1650-Date: M.DCC.XXV. [1725]- Books
Anchor care homes : happy living for the years ahead / Anchor Trust.
Anchor TrustDate: [2014?]- Books
Dementia care at Anchor Homes : happy living for the years ahead / Anchor Trust.
Anchor TrustDate: [2014?]- Pictures
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Joseph Priestley: coat of arms decorated with anchors and lions and surmounted by a cockerel. Engraving, 17--.
Date: 1700-1799Reference: 571723i- Pictures
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Ornamented borders of Tartary oak (Quercus McCormickii), anchors and a polar bear round images of the Antarctic Sea with penguin and boat. Pencil drawing, c.1844.
Reference: 18610i- Pictures
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Men are working on the side of a wooden boat; anchors, a buoy and anchoring rope are lying around. Aquatint with etching by W.H. Pyne after himself.
Pyne, W. H. (William Henry), 1769-1843.Date: July 1. 1802Reference: 31048i- Pictures
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Ornamented borders of Tartary oak (Quercus McCormickii), anchors and a polar bear round circular images of the Antarctic Ocean with penguin and boat. Pencil drawing by E. Wilson?, c.1844.
Reference: 18613i- Books
The politics of cancer / Samuel S. Epstein.
Epstein, Samuel S.Date: [1979]- Books
Asylums : essays on the social situation of mental patients and other inmates / [Erving Goffman].
Goffman, Erving, 1922-1982.Date: 1961- Books
Tobit : a new translation with introduction and commentary / Carey A. Moore.
Moore, Carey A., 1930-Date: [1996], ©1996- Books
The Enlightenment tradition / Robert Anchor.
Anchor, Robert.Date: 1979, ©1967- Books
Mr Darwin's shooter / Roger McDonald.
McDonald, Roger, 1941-Date: 1998- Books
Mendel's dwarf / Simon Mawer.
Mawer, Simon.Date: 1998- Books
WiredLife : who are we in the digital age?.
Jonscher, C.Date: 2000- Books
Modern science and modern man / by James Bryant Conant.
Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978.Date: 1953 [©1952]- Books
American social patterns : studies of race relations, popular heroes, voting, union democracy, and government bureaucracy / selected and edited by William Petersen.
Date: 1956- Books
For her own good : two centuries of the experts' advice to women / Barbara Ehrenreich, Deirdre English.
Ehrenreich, Barbara.Date: 2005- Books
Leviticus 23-27 : a new translation with introduction and commentary / Jacob Milgrom.
Date: [2001], ©2001- Books
Leviticus 17-22 : a new translation with introduction and commentary / acob Milgrom.
Date: 2000- Pictures
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Ship-building: details of anchor casting. Engraving by Benard after L.J. Goussier.
Goussier, Louis-Jacques, 1722-1799.Reference: 44473i- Books
Our babies, ourselves : how biology and culture shape the way we parent / Meredith F. Small.
Small, Meredith F.Date: 1998- Books
Crick, Watson, and DNA / Paul Strathern.
Strathern, Paul, 1940-Date: 1999- Books
Dinosaurs of the flaming cliffs / Michael Novacek ; with illustrations by Ed Heck.
Novacek, Michael J.Date: 1996