Encyclopædia Britannica: Or, A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Miscellaneous Literature, 17. köide,2. osaColin Macfarquhar, George Gleig A. Bell and C. Macfarquhar, 1797 |
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Page 411
... Ship . THE weight of the quantity of water difplaced by the bottom of a ship is equal to the weight of the fhip with its rigging , provifions , and every thing on board . If therefore the exact weight of the ship when ready for fea be ...
... Ship . THE weight of the quantity of water difplaced by the bottom of a ship is equal to the weight of the fhip with its rigging , provifions , and every thing on board . If therefore the exact weight of the ship when ready for fea be ...
Page 413
... Ship's the diftance between them , the product will be the fo- Capacity . lid content of that part between the lower water line and upper edge of the keel , fuppofing them ... Ship's Capacity . 1727 Book I. 413 SHIP - BUILDING . SHIP - BUI.
... Ship's the diftance between them , the product will be the fo- Capacity . lid content of that part between the lower water line and upper edge of the keel , fuppofing them ... Ship's Capacity . 1727 Book I. 413 SHIP - BUILDING . SHIP - BUI.
Page 417
... Ship proper to fubjoin the dimenfions of several ships , with Real tonnage the tonnage calculated therefrom . 1. Audacious of feventy four guns . Difference Length on the gun deck 168 f . o in . 3. A Cutter . Length of the keel for ...
... Ship proper to fubjoin the dimenfions of several ships , with Real tonnage the tonnage calculated therefrom . 1. Audacious of feventy four guns . Difference Length on the gun deck 168 f . o in . 3. A Cutter . Length of the keel for ...
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