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- # CHAPTER LXXXIII. A MAN-OF-WAR COLLEGE.
## Overview
This entity is a chapter from the novel *White-Jacket*. It is identified as "CHAPTER LXXXIII. A MAN-OF-WAR COLLEGE." and spans from line 13162 to 13364 of the source text.
## Context
This chapter is part of the novel [White-Jacket](arke:01KG8AJ89Z18FKVJV5H0488ZAZ), a work extracted from the file [white_jacket.txt](arke:01KG89J19NC56FFGBCM2SWEZZY). The novel itself is included in the [Melville Complete Works](arke:01KG89HMDZKNY753EZE1CJ8HZW) collection. This chapter follows [CHAPTER LXXXII. WHAT REMAINS OF A MAN-OF-WAR’S-MAN AFTER HIS BURIAL AT SEA.](arke:01KG8AJVWWVDQ6QHE55RMVH5DP) and precedes [CHAPTER LXXXIV. MAN-OF-WAR BARBERS.](arke:01KG8AJVX0Y5ACYRJ3VWH0EVJM).
## Contents
The chapter details the educational and academic aspects of life aboard a man-of-war, specifically focusing on the "Professor" who conducts classes for midshipmen. It describes the curriculum, which includes mathematics, gunnery, and naval tactics, and highlights the Professor's academic background and teaching methods. The narrative includes an anecdote where the Professor uses a diagram of a naval battle to teach tactics, illustrating the challenges of saving a damaged ship. The chapter also touches upon the contrast between academic learning and the practical realities of naval life, as evidenced by the interruption of the lecture by a call to reef sails. The chapter is divided into three chunks: [Chunk 1](arke:01KG8AME7KK0S3PCA1082QB4WY), [Chunk 2](arke:01KG8AME7AMMYSJS9G8G2KQD5X), and [Chunk 3](arke:01KG8AME7K36J62C3JRNTJBRJQ).
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