George Biddlecombe (1807–1878)
Author of The Art of Rigging
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Works by George Biddlecombe
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- Other names
- Biddlecombe, Capt. George, R.N.
Biddlecombe, Sir George - Birthdate
- 1807-11-05
- Date of death
- 1878-07-22
- Gender
- male
- Organizations
- Royal Navy
- Awards and honors
- Order of the Bath (Companion)
- Short biography
- Besides the works already on LT, Biddlecombe also wrote Remarks on the English Channel (1st ed., 1850; 6th ed., 1863), and Steam fleet tactics (1857).
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Portsea, England
- Places of residence
- Portsea, Hampshire, UK
- Place of death
- Lewisham, England
- Associated Place (for map)
- England
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The art of rigging : containing an explanation of terms and phrases and the progressive method of rigging expressly adapted for sailing ships / by George Biddlecombe ; with an introduction by Ernest H. Pentecost by George Biddlecombe
Reprint. Orig. publ. Salem, MA : Marine Research Society, 1925 Developed from The elements and practice of rigging and seamanship / by David Steel (London, 1794)
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