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Excerpt from A History of Naval Architecture: To Which Is Prefixed, an Introductory Dissertation, on the Application of Mathematical Science to the Art of Naval Construction
It is not hereby contended, that literary distinction should be a principal aim of the naval architect; the enlargement and applica tion of the theory, and the perfection of the art, are his immediate and legitimate objects. But the investigation and development of a theory so difficult, can be pursued only to the extent to which the study of the higher branches of mathematics and natural philosophy has been carried and this, commensurate with the requirements of the present day, can hardly be expected, unless the profession of Naval Architecture be raised in rank: a step called for by the naval interests of England, and by the national honour identified with those interests. France has her Gém'e Maritime, whose members have both education and rank befitting their place in the service of the State. England, too, some years since, formed a school of Naval Architecture, but afterwards repented of having done so; and several of its members, who have since withdrawn from the Government service, have reaped the reward of their talents in other quarters. After the lapse of sixteen years, the system has been partially revived, on an altered plan; as the establishment is yet, however, in an early stage of its reconstruction, any opinion, as to its probable value to the service in its present form, would be premature.
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