The naval architect's and shipbuilder's pocket-book of formulae, rules, and tables and marine engineer's and surveyor's handy book of reference (1884)
Mackrow, Clement · London, C. Lockwood and co. · leaf 182
ship; hercentre of gravity then liessomewhere in that axis. M isthe metacentre, and gm itsvertical height above thecentre of gravity g. If a weight p be movedtransversely through a dis-tance FP=d, it will heelthe vessel over through anangle 6, and her centre ofgravity will then shift in adirection… … MT = gg ^ ^ d J , ^ Y X d ■■ ; and gm = gg cotan 6 = tJiJL cotan 0. D D Note.—\i several weights are shifted the total sum of eachof the moments must be taken. LONGITUDINAL METACEXTEE. Calculation of Height of Longitudinal Metacentre aboteCentre of Buoyancy, and Moment to alter Trim one Inch, .2 ^…
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