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Scientific American, Vol. 84, No. 22 (1901) (1901)

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age has been started and a nated by the late William Froude, who built a small naval architect is enabled to determine with great tank for such work at Torquay, England. Demonstra- uniform speed is obtained, the operator throws in exactness the amount of resistance of the full- tions there made… … rapid rise continues until the bow The United States experimental returns to its original level, and if model basin is situated in the the speed is pushed high enough Washington Navy Yard. The it rises above that level. As the bow tends to rise, building is 500 feet in length and 50 feet inside…

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