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A treatise on dry rot : in which are described the nature and causes of that disease in ships, houses, mills, &c. &c. with methods of prevention and cure ; containing also An enquiry into the origin of fungi : with several interesting facts respecting the durability of timber, from seasoning, wingter-felling, barking, &c. ; and Some account of those ships, which from their remarkable durability, or other causes, form important and prominent features in the history of the British Navy

Title
A treatise on dry rot : in which are described the nature and causes of that disease in ships, houses, mills, &c. &c. with methods of prevention and cure ; containing also An enquiry into the origin of fungi : with several interesting facts respecting the durability of timber, from seasoning, wingter-felling, barking, &c. ; and Some account of those ships, which from their remarkable durability, or other causes, form important and prominent features in the history of the British Navy / by Ambrose Bowen of the Navy Office.
Author
Bowden, Ambrose.
Publication
London : Printed for Burton and Briggs, 1815.

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Description
xviii, 185 p., [1] fold. leaf.; 22 cm.
Alternative Title
  • An enquiry into the origin of fungi.
  • Some account of those ships which ... form important and prominent features in the history of the British Navy.
Subject
  • Great Britain. Royal Navy
  • Dry-rot
  • Wood-decaying fungi
Call Number
VQY (Bowden, A. Treatise on Dry Rot)
OCLC
2125683
Author
Bowden, Ambrose.
Title
A treatise on dry rot : in which are described the nature and causes of that disease in ships, houses, mills, &c. &c. with methods of prevention and cure ; containing also An enquiry into the origin of fungi : with several interesting facts respecting the durability of timber, from seasoning, wingter-felling, barking, &c. ; and Some account of those ships, which from their remarkable durability, or other causes, form important and prominent features in the history of the British Navy / by Ambrose Bowen of the Navy Office.
Imprint
London : Printed for Burton and Briggs, 1815.
Added Title
An enquiry into the origin of fungi.
Some account of those ships which ... form important and prominent features in the history of the British Navy.
Research Call Number
VQY (Bowden, A. Treatise on Dry Rot)
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