Matthew Fontaine Maury

Author : John Grady
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476618089
Total Pages : 363 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography written by John Grady and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-09 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In becoming "a useful man" on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontaine Maury focused on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped bind the Old and New worlds with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights in a troubled union, and preached Manifest Destiny from the Arctic to Cape Horn. And he revolutionized warfare in perfecting electronically detonated mines. Maury's eagerness to go to the public on the questions of the day riled powerful men in business and politics, and the U.S., Confederate and Royal navies. He more than once ran afoul of Jefferson Davis and Stephen R. Mallory, secretary of the Confederate States Navy. But through the political, social and scientific struggles of his time, Maury had his share of powerful allies, like President John Tyler.

Author : Chester G. Hearn
Publisher : International Marine Publishing Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tracks in the Sea written by Chester G. Hearn and published by International Marine Publishing Company. This book was released on 2002 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Matthew Fontaine Maury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 382 pages
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Download or read book The Physical Geography of the Sea written by Matthew Fontaine Maury and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthew Fontaine Maury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 516 pages
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Download or read book The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its Meteorology written by Matthew Fontaine Maury and published by . This book was released on 1861 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Lee Lewis
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Matthew Fontaine Maury, the Pathfinder of the Seas written by Charles Lee Lewis and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : M.F. Maury
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 818 pages
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Download or read book Explanations and sailing directions to accompany the wind and current charts written by M.F. Maury and published by . This book was released on 1854 with total page 818 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Matthew Fontaine Maury
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Total Pages : 598 pages
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Download or read book A New Theoretical and Practical Treatise on Navigation written by Matthew Fontaine Maury and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 598 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Diana Fontaine Corbin
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1447482239
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Life of Matthew Fontaine Maury written by Diana Fontaine Corbin and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Matthew Fontaine Maury has been nicknamed the "pathfinder of the seas" and the "father of modern oceanography". This is a detailed biography of the man who created a science. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Charles Alphonso Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Southern Literary Studies written by Charles Alphonso Smith and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this collection, a southerner of high scholarly distinction and wide personal influence, discourses wisely and charmingly on the Americanism of American literature, on Edgar Allan Poe, Joel Chandler Harris, Thomas Jefferson, O. Henry, Matthew Fontaine Maury, and on various aspects of literature in the South. A bibliography of the writings of C. Alphonso Smith is included. Originally published in 1927. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Author : John Grady
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786478217
Total Pages : 363 pages
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Download or read book Matthew Fontaine Maury, Father of Oceanography written by John Grady and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-26 with total page 363 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In becoming "a useful man" on the maritime stage, Matthew Fontaine Maury focused on the ills of a clique-ridden Navy, charted sea lanes and bested Great Britain's admiralty in securing the fastest, safest routes to India and Australia. He helped bind the Old and New worlds with the laying of the transatlantic cable, forcefully advocated Southern rights in a troubled union, and preached Manifest Destiny from the Arctic to Cape Horn. And he revolutionized warfare in perfecting electronically detonated mines. Maury's eagerness to go to the public on the questions of the day riled powerful men in business and politics, and the U.S., Confederate and Royal navies. He more than once ran afoul of Jefferson Davis and Stephen R. Mallory, secretary of the Confederate States Navy. But through the political, social and scientific struggles of his time, Maury had his share of powerful allies, like President John Tyler.