Men of Invention and IndustryHarper & Brothers, 1885 - 396 páginas |
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... naval glory and Queen of the Northern Seas . " In imitation of the queen , opulent subjects built ships of force ; and in course of time England no longer depended upon Commerce of Spain and the Netherlands . 11 Hamburg , 10 Phineas Pett .
... naval glory and Queen of the Northern Seas . " In imitation of the queen , opulent subjects built ships of force ; and in course of time England no longer depended upon Commerce of Spain and the Netherlands . 11 Hamburg , 10 Phineas Pett .
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... course of their voyage took several Portuguese ves- sels . A powerful Spanish fleet still kept the seas , and in 1591 they conquered the noble Sir Richard Grenville at the Azores - fifteen great Spanish galleons against Naval Adventures ...
... course of their voyage took several Portuguese ves- sels . A powerful Spanish fleet still kept the seas , and in 1591 they conquered the noble Sir Richard Grenville at the Azores - fifteen great Spanish galleons against Naval Adventures ...
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... course of another century Holland possessed more colonies , and had a larger share of the carrying trade of the world , than Britain . It was natural , therefore , that the Dutch republic should take an interest in the northwest passage ...
... course of another century Holland possessed more colonies , and had a larger share of the carrying trade of the world , than Britain . It was natural , therefore , that the Dutch republic should take an interest in the northwest passage ...
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... course for England , and reached Rye on the 26th of June , " amidst much rain , thunder , and lightning . " In the course of the same year his brother Joseph died , and Phineas succeeded to his post as master ship - builder at Chatham ...
... course for England , and reached Rye on the 26th of June , " amidst much rain , thunder , and lightning . " In the course of the same year his brother Joseph died , and Phineas succeeded to his post as master ship - builder at Chatham ...
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... course which he adopted had its effect upon all future marine struct- ures . The ship was more handy , more wieldy , and more convenient . She was unquestionably the first effort of English ingenuity in the direction of manage- ableness ...
... course which he adopted had its effect upon all future marine struct- ures . The ship was more handy , more wieldy , and more convenient . She was unquestionably the first effort of English ingenuity in the direction of manage- ableness ...
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