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Xing chuan mianzhuang zhangcheng "Measures for Avoiding Collisions at Sea".
1895Best.-Nr. 188172Shanghai: Jiangnan zhizao ju "Jiangnan Arsenal" 1895. Turning China into an economic powerhouse First edition issued by Shanghai's Jiangnan Arsenal as part of the late-Qing "self-strengthening movement" during which a wave of radical commercial scientific and legal changes aimed to rapidly modernize China's economy. The text was overseen by John Fryer 1839-1928 who translated more Western scientific works into Chinese than any other 19th-century sinologist. In 1868 Fryer was recruited by the Jiangnan Arsenal a hotbed of political and military reform to join its dedicated Translation Office. Over the next three decades he produced dozens perhaps even hundreds of publications for the use of trainee officers and scientists. For the present work Fryer co-operated with the Westernized engineer Zhong Tianwei 1840-1900 and drew inspiration from provisions introduced in successive British parliamentary Acts regulating merchant shipping. Sections discuss systems of signal lights how ships can safely pass alongside each other and best practices for pilots and navigators. Quarto 295 x 175 mm ff. 1 38 25. Illustrations in text; text in Chinese. Near-contemporary brown wrappers renewed xianzhuang stitching Recent bookseller's manuscript ticket on rear binder's blank. Wrappers dust-soiled front cover sometime repaired at foot with repurposed piece of printed paper rear cover with a little worming at head extending into margin of last 2 printed leaves: very good. unknown
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