INDEX TO NAVAL SCIENCES. 



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Anglo-Saxons, Normans, and English, 10, 11 

 — of the Spaniards and Portuguese, 11, 12 — of 

 the Genoese and Venetians, 12, 13 — of the 

 Scandinavians and Russians, 13 — of the Ne- 

 therlanders, 13, 14 — of the French, 14, 15— of 

 the Gemians, 15, IG ; of modem times, 16 — of 

 Non- European nations, 18-30 — on the east and 

 west coasts of Africa, 19, 20 — of Asia, 20-27 

 — of the aborigines of America, 27 — of Ocea- 

 nica, 27-30 ; navigation in general, 95, 96 ; 

 practical navigation, 96-100. 



Netherlands, the, powerful marine of, in the Mid- 

 dle Ages, 13. 



New Zealanders, the, the war pirogues of, 30. 



Normans, the, state of navigation among, 10 ; 

 construction of their vessels, 10, 11. 



Oars, arrangement of, in the vessels of the an- 

 cients, 4. 

 Observatories, 108. 

 Officers, naval, 92, 93. 

 Outfit, the, of a ship, 48-60. 



Paddle-wheels, construction of, 88, 89. 

 Pamban, the, a kind of vessel used on the Malabar 



coast, 22. 

 Panianys, the, of Goa, 21. 

 Pansways, the, of Calcutta, 23. 

 Patamars, the, of Malabar, 20. 

 Patileh, the, or transport vessel on the Ganges, 



23. 

 Penishes, the, of the Chinese and Japanese, 26. 

 Pennants, 59. 



Pernambuco, the jangadas of, 27. 

 Pharos, lighthouse on the island of, erected by 



Ptolemy Lagus, 6, 7. 

 Philippine islands, the, description of vessels found 



at, 29. 

 PhcEnicians, the, state of navigation among, and 



description of their ships, 56. 

 Pind-jejab, the, of Malacca, 24. 

 Pink, a species of vessel used in the Mediterra- 

 nean, 81. 

 Pirogues, the, of Madagascar and the Seychelles, 



20 ; of Goree, ib. ; of India, 21 ; of Goa, ib. ; 



the double, of Ceylon, 22 ; on the Irrawaddy 



river, 24 ; of Malacca, Sumatra, and Java, 28 ; 



of the South Sea islanders, 29, 30. 

 Planking, the, of a ship, 41, 42. 

 Port-holes, the, 44. 

 Portugal, the marine of, during the middle ages, 



11 ; the navy of, at the present day, 17. 

 Powder magazine, the, of a ship, 67. 

 Prao-pend-jalengs, the, a species of Malay freight 



boat, 29. 

 Prison-ships, 79. 

 Privateers, 80. 

 Proas, the, of Sumatra, 28. 

 Provisioning, the, of a ship, 67, 68. 

 Prow, the, of ancient ships, 2. 

 Ptolemy IV., immense ship built by, 5. 

 Ptolemy Lagus, first lighthouse erected by, on the 



island of Pharos, 6, 7. 

 Pulley, a, or block, 52. 

 Pulo-rajahs, the, of Sumatra, 28. 

 Pumps, the ship's, 43. 

 Punishments, naval, 94. 

 Purchase, gun-tackle and luflf-tackle, 52. 



Railings, the, 44. 

 Ratlines, the, 53. 

 Reef-lines, the, 56. 



Rigging, the, description of the difTerent parts of, 

 52-57. 



Roadsteads, inclosed and open, 107. 



Rodney, Lord, description of the manoeuvres in 

 his action with the French in the West Indies, 

 103, 104. 



Romans, the, state of navigation among, and ge- 

 neral construction of the ships of, 8, 9 ; the 

 Naumachia of, 9. 



Rope, the main-top, 55. 



Ropes, different dimensions and varieties of, 53. 



Rudder, the, 45, 46 ; use of, 97. 



Runner, a, 52. 



Russia, the navy of, 16. 



Sails, the, material and make of, 57 ; description 

 of, their positions, and the dimensions of the 

 principal, 58 ; explanation of the action of, 97- 

 99. 



Sampan-pucatt, the, of Malacca, 24. 



Sardinia, the navy of, 17. 



Scandinavians, the, state of navigation among, 

 13. 



Schooner (war), how rigged, 77 ; merchant, 82. 



Screw-propellers, 89-91. 



Seams, precautions to be observed with respect to, 

 46. 



Seppings, the improvements of, in ship-building, 

 37-39 ; rules for ship-building according to the 

 system of, 46-48 ; his method of constructing 

 masts, 48. 



Sheets, the main and other, 56. 



Ship, the, frame of, 40, 41 ; the planking, 41, 42 ; 

 the finishing of the construction of, 42-46 ; de- 

 scription of the spars, 48-52 ; rigging and 

 tackles of, 52-57 ; the sails, 57-59 ; flags and 

 pennants, 59, 60 ; the anchors, 60-62 ; the 

 boats, 62, 63 ; the guns and ammunition, 63- 

 67 ; the provisioning, 67, 68 ; minor necessaries 

 and instruments and apparatus usually supplied 

 in fitting out a ship, 68, 69. 



Ship-building, the art of, 30 ; determination of the 

 weight of the vessel, 31 ; displacement of the 

 water, 31, 32 ; centre of gravity, 32, 33 ; sta- 

 bility of the vessel, 33-35 ; theory of the masts 

 and sails, 35 ; stowage, rolling, pitching, and 

 falling of a ship, 35-37 ; fastening the body of 

 the ship, 37-40 ; the prow and stern, 40 ; ship- 

 carpentry, 40-48 ; rules for, according to Sep- 

 pings's system, 46-48. 



Ship-yards and machines, 107, 108. 



Ships, description of the principal parts of, and of 

 the different kinds in use among the ancients, 

 2, 3 — means of defence of, 4 ; a Roman war- 

 ship, ib. ; show-ships built by Hiero, Ptolemy, 

 and Cleopaira, 5 ; description of the, of the 

 Phoenicians, 5, 6 — of the Egyptians, 6, 7 — of 

 the Greeks, 7, 8 — of the Romans, 8, 9 — of the 

 Anglo-Saxons, Normans, and English, 10, 11 — 

 of the Spaniards and Portuguese in the Middle 

 Ages, 11, 12 — of the Genoese and Venetians, 

 12, 13— of the Dutch, 13, 14— of the French, 

 14, 15 ; various forms of, according to the pur- 

 poses for which they are intended, 69 ; minute 

 description of the external form and internal 

 arrangements of many difl^erent kinds of ships 

 of war, 70-80 ; various kinds of merchant 

 ships, 80-82 ; whale ships, coasting vessels, 

 slave ships, and emigrant ships, 82, 83 ; iron 

 ships, 84 ; steamships, 85-91 ; the manning of, 

 91-95 ; management of separate ships, 95-100 ; 

 manoeuvres of fleets, 100-104. 



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