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... that took place throughout the reign of Queen Elizabeth , are the more to be
admired when it is considered how scanty were the means she had within her
power to employ , especially in military operations , either as regarded ships
suitable ...
... that took place throughout the reign of Queen Elizabeth , are the more to be
admired when it is considered how scanty were the means she had within her
power to employ , especially in military operations , either as regarded ships
suitable ...
Page 5
Without docks to repair these ships — without their bottoms being protected by
copper or other metallic sheathing to preserve them from the ravages of the worm
( Teredo navalis ) , it is difficult to conceive what were the means made use of for
...
Without docks to repair these ships — without their bottoms being protected by
copper or other metallic sheathing to preserve them from the ravages of the worm
( Teredo navalis ) , it is difficult to conceive what were the means made use of for
...
Page 6
The manning of ships , whether of the navy or hired , was necessarily imperfect ,
and frequently required forcible means : the science of gunnery was then but little
known , archery being a part of it . By the experience however acquired in the ...
The manning of ships , whether of the navy or hired , was necessarily imperfect ,
and frequently required forcible means : the science of gunnery was then but little
known , archery being a part of it . By the experience however acquired in the ...
Page 18
This might be so , for he tells us , that the discovery of this passage had engaged
his mind for fifteen years , before he could procure the means of undertaking it .
Fuller observes , that the learned Mr . Carpenter , in his Geography , recounts him
...
This might be so , for he tells us , that the discovery of this passage had engaged
his mind for fifteen years , before he could procure the means of undertaking it .
Fuller observes , that the learned Mr . Carpenter , in his Geography , recounts him
...
Page 20
The friends of Frobisher , however , were by no means so sanguine , nor
prepared to enter into this scheme ; but such was the conviction on his mind , on
long reflection , that , as nature had made a communication between the
Southern ...
The friends of Frobisher , however , were by no means so sanguine , nor
prepared to enter into this scheme ; but such was the conviction on his mind , on
long reflection , that , as nature had made a communication between the
Southern ...
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| Title | Memoirs of the Naval Worthies of Queen Elizabeth's Reign: Of Their Gallant Deeds, Daring Adventures, and Services, in the Infant State of the British Navy |
| Author | John Barrow |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1845 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 17 juuni 2010 |
| Length | 495 pages |
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