The Nautical Magazine first appeared in 1832, and was published monthly well into the twenty-first century. It covers a wide range of subjects, including navigation, meteorology, technology and safety. An important resource for maritime historians, it also includes reports on military and scientific expeditions and on current affairs. The first volume opens by explaining the magazine's objectives, notably to promote the safety of seamen and the advancement of hydrography. The content reflects the interests of the founding editor, Captain (later Rear-Admiral) A. B. Becher (1796–1876), and especially his commanding officer, the enormously productive Hydrographer of the Navy, Francis Beaufort (1774–1857). Besides managing the surveying and publication of a definitive repository of charts (new additions are regularly listed in the magazine), Beaufort was influential in promoting exploration, oceanography, meteorology and astronomy, all of which feature prominently from the first volume, together with naval and shipping news.
By:
Various Authors,
Various Authors
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 216mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 34mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781108053846
ISBN 10: 110805384X
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - The Nautical Magazine
Pages: 598
Publication Date: 28 February 2013
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I. March 1832: Address to the public; Introduction; Hydrography; Voyages; Works in navigation and nautical science; Nautical miscellany; Part II. April 1832: Hydrography; Voyages; Works of nautical science and art; Nautical miscellany; Part III. May 1832: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Part IV. June 1832: Hydrography; Maritime papers, reviews of voyages, etc; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Part V. July 1832: Hydrography; Maritime papers, reviews of voyages, etc; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Part VI. August 1832: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Part VII. September 1832: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Part VIII. October 1832: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Part IX. November 1832: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Part X. December 1832: Hydrography; Voyages and maritime papers; Works of nautical and geographical science, and art; Nautical miscellany; Index to volume 1.
