Men of Invention and IndustryHarper & Brothers, 1885 - 396 páginas |
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... length of the masts , the height of the ship above the water's edge , and the ornaments and decorations , were better adapt- ed for the stillness of the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas than for the boisterous ocean of the northern parts ...
... length of the masts , the height of the ship above the water's edge , and the ornaments and decorations , were better adapt- ed for the stillness of the Adriatic and Mediterranean seas than for the boisterous ocean of the northern parts ...
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... length and breadth . At the accession of James I. , in 1603 , Pett was com- manded by the lord high admiral with all possible speed to build a little vessel for the young Prince Hen- ry , eldest son of his majesty . It was to be a sort ...
... length and breadth . At the accession of James I. , in 1603 , Pett was com- manded by the lord high admiral with all possible speed to build a little vessel for the young Prince Hen- ry , eldest son of his majesty . It was to be a sort ...
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... length , breadth , depth , draught of water , height of jack , rake before and aft , breadth of the floor , scantling of the timber , and so on . Then another of the objectors was called , and his evidence was so clearly in ...
... length , breadth , depth , draught of water , height of jack , rake before and aft , breadth of the floor , scantling of the timber , and so on . Then another of the objectors was called , and his evidence was so clearly in ...
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... length in Mr. Nasmyth's " Autobiography . " The ex- periment was repeated with even greater success in the Charlotte Dundas in 1801 , which was used to tow ves- sels along the Forth and Clyde Canal , and to bring ships up the Firth of ...
... length in Mr. Nasmyth's " Autobiography . " The ex- periment was repeated with even greater success in the Charlotte Dundas in 1801 , which was used to tow ves- sels along the Forth and Clyde Canal , and to bring ships up the Firth of ...
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... length of the screw . The propeller having struck upon some obstacle in the water , about one half of the length of the screw was broken off , and it was found that the vessel immediately shot ahead and at- tained a much greater speed ...
... length of the screw . The propeller having struck upon some obstacle in the water , about one half of the length of the screw was broken off , and it was found that the vessel immediately shot ahead and at- tained a much greater speed ...
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