The Encyclop¿dia Britannica, Or, Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 16. köideAdam & Charles Black, 1858 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 2
... vessels in places of difficult navigation , as the moderns . But the greatest advantage which the moderns possess over the ancients consists in the mariner's compass , by which they are enabled to find their way with more facility in ...
... vessels in places of difficult navigation , as the moderns . But the greatest advantage which the moderns possess over the ancients consists in the mariner's compass , by which they are enabled to find their way with more facility in ...
Page 13
... vessels , their trim with regard to the nature and quantity of cargo , the position and area of sail set , the velocity of the ship and the swell of the sea , are all susceptible of great variation , and very much affect the leeway ...
... vessels , their trim with regard to the nature and quantity of cargo , the position and area of sail set , the velocity of the ship and the swell of the sea , are all susceptible of great variation , and very much affect the leeway ...
Page 18
... vessel is to be steered , and the distance she must run on that course . If the sea is perfectly free from obstruction between the two ports , one course and one distance will suffice for this purpose . It very seldom happens , however ...
... vessel is to be steered , and the distance she must run on that course . If the sea is perfectly free from obstruction between the two ports , one course and one distance will suffice for this purpose . It very seldom happens , however ...
Page 25
... vessels only once in every two hours . A record of the knots , and tenths of knots , run every hour or every two hours , the course , the direction of the wind , the leeway , and everything which affects the ship's place , is kept in ...
... vessels only once in every two hours . A record of the knots , and tenths of knots , run every hour or every two hours , the course , the direction of the wind , the leeway , and everything which affects the ship's place , is kept in ...
Page 28
... vessels . The sextant , therefore , will first be described , and afterwards those points in which the quadrant differs from the sextant will be explained . The reader is supposed to be aware of the ordinary laws with regard to the ...
... vessels . The sextant , therefore , will first be described , and afterwards those points in which the quadrant differs from the sextant will be explained . The reader is supposed to be aware of the ordinary laws with regard to the ...
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