W. H. Smyth (1788–1865)
Author of Chapman The Sailor's Lexicon: The Classic Source for More Than 15,000 Nautical Terms
About the Author
Image credit: From an 1861 oil painting by E. E. Eddis
Works by W. H. Smyth
Chapman The Sailor's Lexicon: The Classic Source for More Than 15,000 Nautical Terms (1867) 112 copies
A cycle of celestial objects, for the use of naval, military, and private astronomers, observed, reduced, and… (1844) 4 copies
The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and… (2009) 2 copies
The Sailor's Word-Book: An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and… (2019) 1 copy
Descriptive catalogue of a cabinet of Roman family coins belonging to the Duke of Northumberland 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Smyth, W. H.
- Legal name
- Smyth, William Henry
- Birthdate
- 1788-01-21
- Date of death
- 1865-09-09
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Occupations
- naval officer
hydrographer
astronomer - Relationships
- Smyth, Annarella (spouse)
- Organizations
- Royal Navy
- Awards and honors
- Fellow, Royal Astronomical Society
Fellow, Royal Numismatic Society
Members
Statistics
- Works
- 12
- Members
- 133
- Popularity
- #152,660
- Rating
- 4.4
- ISBNs
- 13