Scottish Lighthouses
Author | : Sharma Krauskopf |
Publisher | : Sharma Krauskopf |
Total Pages | : 87 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0862818036 |
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Author | : Sharma Krauskopf |
Publisher | : Sharma Krauskopf |
Total Pages | : 87 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 0862818036 |
Author | : Michael A. W. Strachan |
Publisher | : Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2016-11-15 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1445658402 |
A fascinating pictorial history of Scottish lighthouses.
Author | : DONALD S. MURRAY |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2021-07-29 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781849173100 |
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.
Author | : Bella Bathurst |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 336 |
Release | : 2011-06-28 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0062094742 |
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.
Author | : Sarah Kerr |
Publisher | : Whittles |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781849954402 |
The ultimate guide to all major and minor lighthouses in Scotland, England, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and Channel Islands. Essential for all lighthouse enthusiasts!
Author | : Sharma Krauskopf |
Publisher | : Sharma Krauskopf |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 0954336739 |
Information on the lighthouses in the Shetland and Orkney Islands in Scotland.
Author | : Toby Chance |
Publisher | : Fox Chapel Publishing |
Total Pages | : 371 |
Release | : 2008-09-26 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1780091044 |
The Great Exhibition, Crystal Palace, 1851: James Chance, of the glass-making firm Chance Brothers, is nervously showcasing a new lens, that, unknown to him, will revolutionise lighthouse production, propel his family business into a position of world leadership, save countless lives and have far-reaching consequences for trade, empire and the map of the world.This is where "Lighthouses" begins. The true-life story that follows is of one man and his family's unexpected role in an exciting race to perfect this technology, against European rivals and colleagues, as they strive to regain for Britain the leadership position she had lost to the French in the 1820s.This fascinating story places James Chance and the Chance Brothers firm against the backdrop of a time in which lighthouse manufacture was transformed from a craft into a scientific, high-precision industry. As a tool for globalisation, and with immense strategic and economic value, lighthouses helped to establish a network of communications that transformed the trade maps of countries and empires.