Methods proposed for decreasing the consumption of timber, in the Navy, by means of prolonging the duration of our ships of war; with observations on fastening ships with iron knees: to which are added, some general remarks on the present timbered state of the kingdom; in a letter addressed to the Right Hon. John, Earl of Chatham, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty. Together with a letter addressed to the honorable commissioners of the Navy, on the way of keeping, seasoning, and converting timber, before it is used in ship-building. With observations on the sap of oak trees. By Tho. Nichols, purveyor of the Navy for Portsmouth dock-yard.
- Nichols, Tho. (Thomas).
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- MDCCXCIII. [1793]
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Southampton : printed and sold by T. Baker. Sold also by J. Sewell, Cornhill, and all other booksellers in London, MDCCXCIII. [1793]
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77,[3]p. : ill. ; 80.
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ESTC T54246
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