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Our lightweight, microfiber tapestries are available in three different sizes and feature incredible artwork to complement any wall space. Each tapestry has hemmed edges for secure hanging with nails and/or thumbtacks.
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John Philip Holland (February 29, 1840 - August 12, 1914) was an Irish engineer. While a teacher in Cork, Holland read an account of the battle... more
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John Philip Holland (February 29, 1840 - August 12, 1914) was an Irish engineer. While a teacher in Cork, Holland read an account of the battle between the ironclads Monitor and Merrimack during the American Civil War. He realized that the best way to attack such ships would be through an attack beneath the waterline. He emigrated to the United States in 1873. Initially working for an engineering firm, he returned to teaching again for a further six years in St. John's Catholic School in Paterson, New Jersey. In 1875, his first submarine designs were submitted for consideration by the U.S. Navy, but turned down as unworkable. He continued to improve his designs and worked on several experimental boats, prior to his successful efforts with a privately built type, launched in 1897. This was the first submarine having power to run submerged for any considerable distance, and the first to combine electric motors for submerged travel and gasoline engines for use on the surface. She was purc...
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