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 417
... mark 1629 2178 Weight of the cutter at her light wa- ter mark Weight of the cutter at her load water 9 199 156 839 Weight of the fhip at her load water mark 266 1970 mark 2776 498 Real burthen 110 1131 Real burthen 1146 560 By the ...
... mark 1629 2178 Weight of the cutter at her light wa- ter mark Weight of the cutter at her load water 9 199 156 839 Weight of the fhip at her load water mark 266 1970 mark 2776 498 Real burthen 110 1131 Real burthen 1146 560 By the ...
Page 616
... mark of five fathoms is close to the furface of the water , he calls , By the mark five ! ' and as there is no mark at four , fix , eight , & c . he eftimates those num- bers , and calls , By the dip four , ' & c . If he judges it to be ...
... mark of five fathoms is close to the furface of the water , he calls , By the mark five ! ' and as there is no mark at four , fix , eight , & c . he eftimates those num- bers , and calls , By the dip four , ' & c . If he judges it to be ...
Page 721
... mark , which was obferved by one who ftaid be- low for the purpose : when this mark was fet off from the water , the perfon below noted it down , and made fignal to him above , who made then a mark in his rope : whenever this mark ...
... mark , which was obferved by one who ftaid be- low for the purpose : when this mark was fet off from the water , the perfon below noted it down , and made fignal to him above , who made then a mark in his rope : whenever this mark ...
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