Greenhill, G. (George), Sir, 1847-1927 · London and New York, Macmillan and Co. · leaf 201
the sides of the log in the neighbourhood of the water line are parallel planes, the curve of flotation reduces to a point, and the curve of buoyancy becomes a parabola (§ 103). 189 190 CURVES OF BUOYANCY If the submerged portion of the log is triangular, ormore generally if the log is polygonal or… … Fig. 44. Fig. 45. When the cross section of the log is rectangular ortriangular, the curves of flotation and of buoyancy arecomposed of parabolic and hyperbolic arcs, interestingfigures of which, by Messrs. White and John, will befound in the Trans. Inst. Naval Architects, March, 1871;also by M.…
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