2003, ISBN: 9781130502886

Atomic Energy Press; 1 (July 1. 2003). paperback. New. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. Pages Number: 2… More...

Atomic Energy Press; 1 (July 1. 2003). paperback. New. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.Paperback. Pages Number: 220 Language: Chinese. Publisher: Atomic Energy Publishing community; 1 (July 1. 2003). naval weapons and equipment. comprehensive and systematic introduction to the knowledge of modern naval weapons and equipment. The book is divided into ten chapters. including naval and naval equipment. submarines. aircraft carriers. surface combat equipment. mine warfare equipment. amphibious warfare equipment. support of support equipment. shipboard weapons and equipment. naval e... Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back., Atomic Energy Press; 1 (July 1. 2003), RareBooksClub. Paperback. New. This item is printed on demand. Paperback. 538 pages. Dimensions: 9.7in. x 7.4in. x 1.1in.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 Excerpt: . . . is probably no calling for which a greater diversity of gifts is requisite. Briefly, he requires a robust constitution; a thorough scientific training embracing at least geology, chemistry, pure and applied mathematics; and a practical training of the most thorough character in which he will have an opportunity of seeing how a knowledge of these sciences is applied to the successful management of mining operations. In addition he must be able to adapt himself readily to varying and extreme conditions of circumstance and environment, and possess both courage and promptitude in dealing with emergencies which may be of a catastrophic character. It is not less necessary that he should be a good judge of human nature to enable him to handle without undue friction, and at the same time with firmness, the workmen whom he will have to control. The absence of any one of these leading qualifications will determine the permanent consignment of a colliery manager to departmental work; the possession of all of them will, with the ordinary qualities of perseverance and character, enable him to rise to the top of the profession and ensure him a position of influence and affluence. Thus equipped, we will assume that the colliery manager is sent into a new country to search for coal. He will confine his attention to the Carboniferous series if they exist in that section; if not, he must expect to find his coal in the Cretaceous formation. In the former case it is more likely to lie either horizontally or at an easy angle, because less liable to violent upheavals and dislocations. In the latter he may not improbably find his coal in a mountainous district, with outcrops either along the mountain sides at a considerable elevation, or in the creeks where the surface has been e. . . This item ships from La Vergne,TN., RareBooksClub<