Download or read book Coaling, Docking, and Repairing Facilities of the Ports of the World (Classic Reprint) written by United States Office of Na Intelligence and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-26 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Coaling, Docking, and Repairing Facilities of the Ports of the World The first edition of this work appeared in 1885, in the form of a Report upon the Comparative Merits of Anthracite and Bituminous Coal, to which was added in a second edition, issued in 1888, a num ber of analyses and tests of different kinds of coal, together with cor rections in the tables to that date. A third edition was issued in 1892, omitting the discussion of the relative merits of anthracite and bituminous coal; the form of the tables was altered in some partien lars and many additions and corrections were made. A fourth edition was issued in 1900 and a supplement thereto in 1905. In the compilation of the present edition information has been obtained from reports from cruising vessels and other official sources, from the proprietors of docks and industrial establishments, and from various commercial and technical publications, such as the Dock Book of the British Hydrographic Office, and Lloyd's Register. This compilation was made by direction and under the supervision of rear-admiral Raymond P. Rodgers, U. S. N., formerly Chief Intelligence Officer. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.