Appleton's dictionary of machines, mechanics, engine-work, and engineering : illustrated with four thousand engravings on wood ; in two volumes (1873)
D. Appleton and Company · New York : D. Appleton and Co. · leaf 920
full scope totheir action, and in coming out they allow the water to escape readily from them. The draught of the vessel is necessarily greatest at the commencement of a voyage, particularly ilit should be a long one, on account of the full quantity of coals for tlie whole voyage increasing… … vessel proceeds. The adjusting of the floats of paddle-wheels to the requisite depth of immersion iicalled reefing the floats, and there is some difficulty connected with it; but this defect may be partlyrectified with the cycloidal wheels, as the outer 13oats need not be fixed at starting, but…
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