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George William Manby

Captain George William Manby FRS (28 November 1765 – 18 November 1854) was an English author and inventor. He designed an apparatus for saving life from shipwrecks and also the "Pelican Gun", the first modern form of fire extinguisher. Provided by Wikipedia

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An essay on the extinction and prevention of destructive fires : with the description of apparatus for rescuing persons from houses enveloped in flames

by Manby, George William
Published 1830

[s.n.]

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A lecture, or essay : on the most efficacious means of preserving the lives of shipwrecked sailors, and the prevention of shipwreck

by Manby, George William
Published 1830

[s.n.]

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Considerations on destructive fires : and the means of prevention in future

by Manby, George William
Published 1816

Printed by W. Calvert