The Pamphleteer, 14. köideAbraham John Valpy A.J. Valpy, 1819 |
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... ship to perform , as stated , a moderate voyage only , is almost incalculable - par- ticularly as the increase of velocity is not in proportion to the in- crease of the power of the steam engine ; for the resistance , to which a boat is ...
... ship to perform , as stated , a moderate voyage only , is almost incalculable - par- ticularly as the increase of velocity is not in proportion to the in- crease of the power of the steam engine ; for the resistance , to which a boat is ...
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... ships of any considerable magnitude by that power , to answer a profitable purpose , seems no longer tenable , even upon paper ; and , however theoretically ingenious , we can only lament , that it is not more practically useful . The ...
... ships of any considerable magnitude by that power , to answer a profitable purpose , seems no longer tenable , even upon paper ; and , however theoretically ingenious , we can only lament , that it is not more practically useful . The ...
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... ship , and acting independently of each other , with corresponding water - wheels , must impart momenta equal to a steam engine of 60 horse power , or the propulsion of a ship of very considerable dimensions . This is but a common infer ...
... ship , and acting independently of each other , with corresponding water - wheels , must impart momenta equal to a steam engine of 60 horse power , or the propulsion of a ship of very considerable dimensions . This is but a common infer ...
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... ship ; and , as they are swelled more than those of common mills , they render it unnecessary to bring the mill so frequently to the wind : a practice attended with considerable trouble . The fol lowing sketch will , perhaps , convey a ...
... ship ; and , as they are swelled more than those of common mills , they render it unnecessary to bring the mill so frequently to the wind : a practice attended with considerable trouble . The fol lowing sketch will , perhaps , convey a ...
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... ships of the greatest dimensions ) as the stud or stay - sails , & c . of ships are in light breezes ? and instead of being confined to three rectangular , or elliptical sails , might not the number be increased to embrace a surface ...
... ships of the greatest dimensions ) as the stud or stay - sails , & c . of ships are in light breezes ? and instead of being confined to three rectangular , or elliptical sails , might not the number be increased to embrace a surface ...
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