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 415
... bottom contained between the faid perpendicular and dead flat is then to be calculated , which will be found to be 25846 feet 7 inches . Solidity of the bottom afore dead flat 36523 f . 4 in . between the middle and dead flat 25846 ...
... bottom contained between the faid perpendicular and dead flat is then to be calculated , which will be found to be 25846 feet 7 inches . Solidity of the bottom afore dead flat 36523 f . 4 in . between the middle and dead flat 25846 ...
Page 421
... bottom fagging down to fuch a degree as made the hold ftaunchions fettle fix inches from the lower deck beams amidships ; yet it is common with these long ftraight floored fhips , when thefe heavy cargoes are dif- charged that makes ...
... bottom fagging down to fuch a degree as made the hold ftaunchions fettle fix inches from the lower deck beams amidships ; yet it is common with these long ftraight floored fhips , when thefe heavy cargoes are dif- charged that makes ...
Page 431
... bottom of the fhip from the ravity aft fide of the poft . The height of the centre of gravity of the bottom above the lower edge of the keel may be determined by the fame principles . Thus , To one fixth of the lowermoft horizontal ...
... bottom of the fhip from the ravity aft fide of the poft . The height of the centre of gravity of the bottom above the lower edge of the keel may be determined by the fame principles . Thus , To one fixth of the lowermoft horizontal ...
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