A manual of naval architecture. For the use of officers of the Royal Navy, officers of the Mercantile Marine, shipbuilders, shipowners, and yachtsmen (1889)
White, W. H. (William Henry), Sir, 1845-1913 · London, J. Murray · leaf 267
ave in still water. It isa matter of common observation, which the foregoing remarksmay help to explain, that boats and small craft are most fre-quently Cfipsized when floating on wave crests. Of course, on thelower half of the waves, from mid-height to hollow, the virtualweights and instantaneous… … CHAP. VI. OSCILLATIONS AMONG WAVES. 247 moment of the wind pressure must be estimated in terms of theinclination of the masts to the vertical at each instant. Whereas,in consequence of the variations in the direction of fluid pressure,the stability or instability of the ship must be estimated bythe…
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