Notice

January 1891
It has been deemed advisable to print the Prize Essay at once in the present number of the Proceedings, and to publish the discussions thereon in the next number, in ...

Target Practice

By Lieutenant J. F. Meigs, U. S. N.
January 1891
The object of target practice is to accustom men to their weapons, and make them skilful in their use. It may be said that the ends in view are (1) ...

Reviews

January 1891
Almanach der Kriegs-flotten, 1891. With 134 cuts of armored vessels. Published by Mittheilungen aus dem Gebiete des Seewesens.Part I. is devoted to tables of measures and weights, and reduction tables ...

Bibliographic Notes

January 1891
MITTHEILUNGEN AUS DEM GEBIETE DES SEEWESENS.Volume XVIII, Nos. VIII and IX. Late researches in oceanography (continued), by Captain C. v. Berman. Steamship companies and the auxiliary service.An interesting article on ...

Special Notice

January 1891
NAVAL INSTITUTE PRIZE ESSAY, 1892.A prize of one hundred dollars, with a gold medal, is offered by the Naval Institute for the best essay presented on any subject pertaining to ...

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