A London encyclopaedia, or universal dictionary of science, art, literature and practical mechanics : comprising a popular view of the present state of knowledge : illustrated by numerous engravings, a general atlas, and appropriate diagrams (1829)
Curtis, Thomas, fl. 1820 · London : Thomas Tegg · leaf 286
method yet thoughtof, to prevent boats sinking in case of being struckby a heavy sea, or filled in going through a surf.This plan is simple and practicable for preventingthe loss of lives when a boa^ is sent from her shipin bad weather ; or when troops are to be car-ried in boats through broken… … k^ ^JiliA^lUiil >^ % BOA T S. 261 times a set of these trunks ready to apply,when they have occasion to use their boats inbad weather, many valuable lives would besaved. To those acquainted with the force of a heavysea, it must appear much more difficult to pre-vent a boat from being stove, than…
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