Author: Alan StevensonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lighthouses
Languages : en
Pages : 534
Book Description
For the Safety of All
Author: DONALD S. MURRAYPublisher:
ISBN: 9781849173100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Lighthouses punctuate Scotland's coastline - a stoic presence on the edge of the landscape. In For the Safety of All, Donald S Murray explores these lighthouses through history, storytelling and the voices of the lightkeepers.
The Lighthouse Stevensons
Author: Bella BathurstPublisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0062094742
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rain. In 1786 the Northern Lighthouse Trust was established, with Robert Stevenson appointed as chief engineer a few years later. In this engrossing book, Bella Bathhurst reveals that the Stevensons not only supervised the construction of the lighthouses under often desperate conditions but also perfected a design of precisely chiseled interlocking granite blocks that would withstand the enormous waves that batter these stone pillars. The same Stevensons also developed the lamps and lenses of the lights themselves, which "sent a gleam across the wave" and prevented countless ships from being lost at sea. While it is the writing of Robert Louis Stevenson that brought fame to the family name, this mesmerizing account shows how his extraordinary ancestors changed the shape of the Scotland coast against incredible odds and with remarkable technical ingenuity.
Lighthouse and Lightships
Author: William Henry Davenport AdamsPublisher: Palala Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 330
Book Description
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Author: Sharma KrauskopfRock Lighthouses of Britain
Author: Christopher P. NicholsonPublisher: Dundurn
ISBN: 9781870325417
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
When waves higher than the vessels that sail upon them smash against the half-submerged rocks at the extremities our coastline, the whole ocean becomes a raging foam which continues to claim the lives of unwary navigators. Man's struggle to build a permanent and durable structure such as a lighthouse on these sites is a story that cannot fail to stir the emotions of anyone who enjoys tales of endeavour, ingenuity and dogged determination. In this second edition of his book, Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction and history to the present day of some of the world's most famous lighthouses. Book jacket.
Author: Tresham Gilbey
Author: 
Author: Great Britain House of Commons
Author: Park Benjamin