CONTENTS 



OF 



NAVAL SCIENCES. 



[The numbers refer to the bottom paging of the text.] 



pAGa 



History of Navigation, . . . . . . . .653 



1. Navigation of the Ancients, 







. 653 



2. Navigation of the Middle Ages, 







. 662 



3. Na\igation of Modern Times, 







. 668 



4. Navigation of Non-European Nations, 







. 670 



Ship-Building, ..... 







. 682 



1. Theoretical Part, . 







. 682 



2. Practical Part, . . . , 







. 692 



A. Ship-Carpentry, 







. 692 



B. Outfit of Ships, 







. 700 



C. Equipment of Ships, . 







. 712 



3. The different Kinds of Ships, 







. 721 



A. Ships of War, 







. 722 



B. Merchant Vessels, 







. 732 



C Ships for Special Purposes, . 







. 734 



D. Iron Ships, .... 







. 736 



E. Steamships, .... 







. 737 



Manning of Ships, ..... 







. 743 



A. The War Marine, 







. 743 



B. The Merchant Service, 







. 747 



Management of Ships, . . . . , 







. 747 



A. Manoeuvres of Separate Ships, 







. 747 



B. Manoeuvres of Fleets, 







. 752 



C. Signals, ..... 







. 757 



Harboi-s, Ai-senals, and Lighthouses, . . 







. 758 



A. Harboi-s, . . . . , 







. 758 



B. Eoadsteads, . . . « 







. 759 



C. Docks, . . , . « 







. 759 



D. Shipyards, . . . , 







. 759 



E. Arsenals, . . , . , 







. 760 



F. Di\ing Bells, . • • < 







. 760 



G. Observatories, . • • • < 



1 « 



. 760 



H. Lighthouses, . • • « 



1 * 



1 < 



. 760 



