Project Gutenberg 2007-07-30 Public domain in the USA. 165 Various Verschillende Various, Various Chambers, Robert 1802 1871 Chambers, R. (Robert) Chambers, William 1800 1883 Chambers, W. (William) Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Malcolm Farmer, Richard J. Shiffer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451" by Various is a periodical publication that was likely written in the mid-19th century. This journal features a variety of articles that discuss contemporary topics, scientific advancements, and social issues of the time. The opening section illustrates a fierce competition in shipbuilding and navigation between American and British shipbuilders, highlighting the implications for commerce and technology as they prepare for a significant ship race. The beginning of this volume provides a detailed exploration of the ongoing contest in maritime speed and ship design, fueled by a recent challenge from the American Navigation Company to British builders. It outlines the expectations for the British shipbuilders to rise to this challenge amid growing international competition, emphasizing the importance of scientific understanding in shipbuilding. Additionally, the narrative transitions into a poignant description of life at a gloomy lodging house, setting up a stark contrast between the lively competition on the seas and the somber existence of its residents, particularly focusing on a widow and her ailing son, painting a rich portrait of hardship and resilience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Periodicals AP Text Chambers's Edinburgh Journal Browsing: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference Browsing: Other 158591 158477 2025-01-09T09:56:46.665887 2023-09-10T05:53:16.384185 text/html text/html 155658 2021-01-02T20:51:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 100623 2021-01-02T20:51:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185087 2025-01-09T09:56:53.540798 application/epub+zip 186347 2025-01-09T09:56:50.171826 application/epub+zip 124835 2025-01-09T09:56:48.845834 application/epub+zip 334274 2025-01-09T09:56:55.997820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324108 2025-01-09T09:56:52.685915 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157628 2022-09-10T11:46:51.802689 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 143128 143021 2025-01-09T09:56:46.258912 2023-09-10T05:53:16.083177 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 142937 2021-01-02T20:51:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 57914 2021-01-02T20:51:01 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 142931 2021-01-02T20:51:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 57882 2021-01-02T20:51:01 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22745 2025-01-09T09:56:56.138791 application/rdf+xml 16900 2025-01-09T09:56:49.386852 image/jpeg 3866 2025-01-09T09:56:49.115838 image/jpeg 182877 2025-01-09T09:56:46.683849 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia