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Ship-building in iron and wood (1863)

Murray, Andrew, 1813-1872, Murray, Robert. Steam-ships, Creuze, Augustin Francis Bullock, 1800-1852 · Edinburgh : A. and C. Black · leaf 137

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cillating Faddte-wheel Engines in the Great Eastern. (J. Scott Russen.) 120 Steam Na-vigation. Scrow-•ngiDCB. STEAM SHIPS. placed in all possible positions ; being found upright, in-verted, liorizontai, and inclined. ScTew-en;:ines are made either with or without gearinij.Tile use of geared wheels… … noise, from which there is no escape on board-ship. In Steam Na-stcain-vessels of war it is difRcidt to keep the top of the vigation.large wheel sufficiently low, while at the same time their ^^v^drauglit of water admits of the use of a screw of greatdiameter and pitch, by which means the necessary…

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