The Encyclopædia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
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Page 89
... officers , seamen , and marines . I - MATERIEL OF THE NAVY . It would occupy too large a space to give even a short sketch of the origin and the progress of naval architecture , from a bundle of branches , or the hollow trunk of a tree ...
... officers , seamen , and marines . I - MATERIEL OF THE NAVY . It would occupy too large a space to give even a short sketch of the origin and the progress of naval architecture , from a bundle of branches , or the hollow trunk of a tree ...
Page 91
... officers ; thus creating a national navy , and raising the officers to a separate and distinct profes- sion . The great officers of the navy then were , the vice- admiral of England , the master of the ordnance , the sur- veyor of the ...
... officers ; thus creating a national navy , and raising the officers to a separate and distinct profes- sion . The great officers of the navy then were , the vice- admiral of England , the master of the ordnance , the sur- veyor of the ...
Page 94
... officers , re- commended to his Majesty the following scheme for arm- ing and manning the thirty new ships of the line ordered to be built by act of Parliament . Guns . Cannon ( supposed 42 prs . ) .. Demi - cannon ( 32 prs ...
... officers , re- commended to his Majesty the following scheme for arm- ing and manning the thirty new ships of the line ordered to be built by act of Parliament . Guns . Cannon ( supposed 42 prs . ) .. Demi - cannon ( 32 prs ...
Page 96
... officers than could be provided for , it was deemed expedient to break up the establishment . If , however , we had hitherto been inferior to the French in the scientific principles of ship - building , in the construc- tive part we ...
... officers than could be provided for , it was deemed expedient to break up the establishment . If , however , we had hitherto been inferior to the French in the scientific principles of ship - building , in the construc- tive part we ...
Page 98
... officers can walk all round , can observe the set of the sails , and the fleet in all directions . 8. The compass - timber heretofore expended for transoms is replaced with straight timber , and worked nearly to a right angle , which ...
... officers can walk all round , can observe the set of the sails , and the fleet in all directions . 8. The compass - timber heretofore expended for transoms is replaced with straight timber , and worked nearly to a right angle , which ...
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