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TREDGOLD, Thomas.
Remarks on Steam Navigation and its Protection, Regulation, and Encouragement in a Letter to the Right Honourable William Huskisson, Treasurer of the Navy, and President of the Board of Trade.
. 31 pp. 8vo, modern wrappers. London: Longman et al., 1825. First edition and very scarce. Inthe present work, Tredgold (1788-1829), makes a series of recommendations for the prevention of accidents in steam ships. He suggests improving the strength of the materials used in constructing ships. Tredgold also recommends hiring trained inspectors who would examine each ship and its engines for safety on a regular basis. Fine copy, preserved in a slipcase. Ex Bibliotheca Mechanica. ❧ D.N.B., XIX, pp. 1094-95.
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