A Treatise on Navigation by Steam : Comprising a History of the Steam Engine (Paperback)

Introduction; 1. On the steam engine; 2. Steam ships and vessels; 3. Tactics peculiar to steam navigation; 4. Naval warfare; 5. Convoys and commerce by steam ships; 6. Defence of the nation by steam ships; 7. Rules and regulations; 8. On the recent improvements in the steam engine; 9. Royal Clarence sextant; Appendix.