A manual of naval architecture for the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, yachtsmen, shipowners, and shipbuilders (1894)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London : J. Murray · leaf 693
ntre of gravity of the ship; through G drawthe line HL parallel to the line of action FC of the resultant pressureon the rudder, and along HL suppose two equal and opposite forcesP, P to be applied. These forces will balance one another, andtherefore will not produce any change in the conditions to… … chap, xviii.] THE STEERING OF SHIPS. 669 an equal force acting along LG-; the arm of this couple is G-F, andit evidently tends to turn the vessel in the direction indicated bythe arrows at the bow and stern. The single force P acting alongHG- tends to produce a simultaneous motion of translation of…
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