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... position . Thus , the naval arsenals of two great nations in alliance with each other , one of them impelled by a necessity of the first and highest order · -that of providing effectually for its own security , are resounding with the ...
... position . Thus , the naval arsenals of two great nations in alliance with each other , one of them impelled by a necessity of the first and highest order · -that of providing effectually for its own security , are resounding with the ...
Page xvi
... position , as a great maritime nation , among the powers of Europe . Sincerely disposed to value and maintain , in his humble sphere , the friendly relations which happily subsist between the governments of England and France , and ...
... position , as a great maritime nation , among the powers of Europe . Sincerely disposed to value and maintain , in his humble sphere , the friendly relations which happily subsist between the governments of England and France , and ...
Page 27
... position , under the shaft , that the reaction of the water against it is direct . In other positions the boards press against the water in directions oblique to the line of the vessel's motion on entering the water the boards exert a ...
... position , under the shaft , that the reaction of the water against it is direct . In other positions the boards press against the water in directions oblique to the line of the vessel's motion on entering the water the boards exert a ...
Page 29
... position in the water , but this will not always be the case when the vessel is free to move by the rotation of the wheel . In order to explain this subject , let S be the centre of the wheel's rotation , and AB the momentary position ...
... position in the water , but this will not always be the case when the vessel is free to move by the rotation of the wheel . In order to explain this subject , let S be the centre of the wheel's rotation , and AB the momentary position ...
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... position , as 10 to 10.865 . The resistance against a vertical paddle being thus proved to be less than the resistance against an oblique paddle , in the most effective part of the motion of the latter , it follows that to obtain equal ...
... position , as 10 to 10.865 . The resistance against a vertical paddle being thus proved to be less than the resistance against an oblique paddle , in the most effective part of the motion of the latter , it follows that to obtain equal ...
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