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... action of the water is increased on the lee side of the bottom , and decreased on the weather , so the resultant of the water is carried over a little to leeward of the perpendicular to the centre of gravity of displacement . A case ...
... action of the water is increased on the lee side of the bottom , and decreased on the weather , so the resultant of the water is carried over a little to leeward of the perpendicular to the centre of gravity of displacement . A case ...
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... action of the water . † For if the side be not perpendicular , but falling in below , and out above the water - line , when the vessel rolls the solid rolled in , supposing her to revolve on a fixed * See 3rd Lecture , for the evil ...
... action of the water . † For if the side be not perpendicular , but falling in below , and out above the water - line , when the vessel rolls the solid rolled in , supposing her to revolve on a fixed * See 3rd Lecture , for the evil ...
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... action of the water on the fore - body under such circumstances is so much more intense than that on the after - body . The reason why short vessels do not run well . — It is notorious that vessels with fine after - bodies ...
... action of the water on the fore - body under such circumstances is so much more intense than that on the after - body . The reason why short vessels do not run well . — It is notorious that vessels with fine after - bodies ...
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... action of the lateral thrust of the water . If the necessary displacement is obtained by an in- creased proportionate breadth , then the resistance will be increased , ( see 4th Lecture ) and the draught of watert must be increased to ...
... action of the lateral thrust of the water . If the necessary displacement is obtained by an in- creased proportionate breadth , then the resistance will be increased , ( see 4th Lecture ) and the draught of watert must be increased to ...
Page 21
... - teen over the ground ; the centre of gravity in the one case has to ascend , in the other , to descend , and where the vessel is at rest the centre of gravity has to be held from descending by the action of gravity , in addition 21.
... - teen over the ground ; the centre of gravity in the one case has to ascend , in the other , to descend , and where the vessel is at rest the centre of gravity has to be held from descending by the action of gravity , in addition 21.
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abaft the centre abaft the middle action Albion alteration Anglo-Saxon armament axis beam BENJAMIN THORPE body bowsprit breadth carried Carysfort centre of effort centre of gravity cloth Columbine difference distance draught Edited effect English engravings equal Eurydice evil excess forward feet abaft Fincham fore fore-body fore-mast full after-body further aft further forward Glossary gravity of displacement greater guns helm History hull illustrated immersed inclined increase J. O. HALLIWELL JAMES ORCHARD HALLIWELL John Russell Smith keel less longitudinal plane masts moments of inertia Naval Architecture nearly negative resistance obtained original price paddle peg-top form perpendicular pitch and scend plates Post 8vo practical stability pressure printed proportion proportionate length resistance Rodney roll rudder Russell Smith sailing vessels sewed Shakespeare shew shewn ship side Soho Square speed steam vessels steering stern stowage suppose tion tons trim velocity vertical plane Vincent vols volume water-line weatherliness weight wind woodcuts
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