Treatise on marine and naval architecture, or, Theory and practice blended in ship building. Illustrated with more than 50 engravings (1852)
Griffiths, John W. (John Willis), 1809-1882 · New York : D. Appleton · leaf 177
s to what is called asquare-stern vessel. Thus we discover,that not only the round of the sternmay be shown, but the twist may bealso shown, and by running in otherextra sheer-lines, extending a fewframes forward, we may not only showthe true sweep of any part of the stern,but the shape of the… … MARINE AND NAVAL ARCHITECTURE. 137 also apply a square to the cross-seamfrom the middle-line, to discover whetherthe after-side is at right angles with themiddle-line at the several sections ; ifit is square from the middle-line at allthe sections, the spots already madewill rise ahove each other…
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