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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 151

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thewater, press obliquely down into it, tending to raise or liltthe vessel tip out of the water with a force w hich producesno useful eHect. Again, when the [ladiile-boartl is leavingthe water, it seems to do little more than raise or drive thewater ujjwards in theform of back-water.It is only,… … cal conditions of a paddle moving forwards and in a circle at Its actualthe same time renders this plain. The paths described by motion,the boards are frachoidal curves, being of the family of thecycloid ; and from the study of the motion actually per-formed by the padille-board of the common…

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