The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 89
... building : the natives would appear , for many centuries afterwards , to have acted merely on the defensive against ... build ; nor can it now be known in what kind of vessels Wil- liam transported his army across the Channel , or what ...
... building : the natives would appear , for many centuries afterwards , to have acted merely on the defensive against ... build ; nor can it now be known in what kind of vessels Wil- liam transported his army across the Channel , or what ...
Page 92
... build a vessel at Chatham in 1604 , with all possible speed , for the young Prince Henry to dis- port himself in ... building this ship was Mr Phineas Pett , gentleman , some time master of arts , of Emanuel College , in Cambridge ...
... build a vessel at Chatham in 1604 , with all possible speed , for the young Prince Henry to dis- port himself in ... building this ship was Mr Phineas Pett , gentleman , some time master of arts , of Emanuel College , in Cambridge ...
Page 93
... building , and a good supply of stores in the dock- yards . But this flourishing condition of the navy did not last long . In consequence of the dissipation of the king , and his pecuniary difficulties , he neglected the navy on account ...
... building , and a good supply of stores in the dock- yards . But this flourishing condition of the navy did not last long . In consequence of the dissipation of the king , and his pecuniary difficulties , he neglected the navy on account ...
Page 94
... building , repairing , and ordered to be built , had been reduced to 609 sail , we may take the greatest extent of the tonnage at 500,000 tons ; but the greater part , if not the whole , of this tonnage was efficient , and in a state of ...
... building , repairing , and ordered to be built , had been reduced to 609 sail , we may take the greatest extent of the tonnage at 500,000 tons ; but the greater part , if not the whole , of this tonnage was efficient , and in a state of ...
Page 96
... building to their know- ledge in theory , the ships , it is generally allowed , have proved the best in our navy ; but whenever our builders have been so far misled by their little attainments in the science of naval architecture as to ...
... building to their know- ledge in theory , the ships , it is generally allowed , have proved the best in our navy ; but whenever our builders have been so far misled by their little attainments in the science of naval architecture as to ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
altitude amount ancient angle appear banks Bonar Bridge British built called canal Captain carried Cawnpore channel chief church coast command commenced compass consists contains course depth difference of latitude distance Dornoch Firth England extends feet fleet Greenwich Greenwich mean guns harbour haversine hour angle island king lake land length longitude Lord low-water Lucknow manufactures mean ment meridian miles mountains native Nautical Almanac naval navigation navy nearly Nelson Nepaul Neuchâtel newspapers Newton Niebuhr Nièvre Nineveh North Norway Nova Scotia observed officers papers parallax period population port principal province published rebels reign right ascension rise river Roman Royal Royal Navy sail sextant ship's ships side square miles tidal tide timber tion tonnage town trade true diff velocity vessels vols whole York Zealand