On Naval Warfare with SteamJ. Murray, 1858 - 155 Seiten |
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... constructing a great harbour at Cher- bourg originated with Louis XIV . , though the work was commenced only in the reign of Louis XVI .; and , in the present year we have seen the completion of that vast work , which , in the language ...
... constructing a great harbour at Cher- bourg originated with Louis XIV . , though the work was commenced only in the reign of Louis XVI .; and , in the present year we have seen the completion of that vast work , which , in the language ...
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... constructed . 3. It would be improper to dwell on the supposed project of a Spanish captain named Garay , who is said , in 1543 , to have exhibited a vessel propelled by poles to which motion was communicated by boiling water , or on ...
... constructed . 3. It would be improper to dwell on the supposed project of a Spanish captain named Garay , who is said , in 1543 , to have exhibited a vessel propelled by poles to which motion was communicated by boiling water , or on ...
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... construct a steam- boat , to be used on the Hudson ; and , in 1803 , being in France , he constructed a steam - vessel , in conjunction with Fulton , to be used on the Seine : this also failed , but Fulton afterwards visiting England ...
... construct a steam- boat , to be used on the Hudson ; and , in 1803 , being in France , he constructed a steam - vessel , in conjunction with Fulton , to be used on the Seine : this also failed , but Fulton afterwards visiting England ...
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... constructed on similar principles , which being moved by mechanical means , sufficiently demonstrated the efficiency of that construc- tion . In 1836 , Captain Erecsson , a native of Sweden , obtained a patent in England for a screw ...
... constructed on similar principles , which being moved by mechanical means , sufficiently demonstrated the efficiency of that construc- tion . In 1836 , Captain Erecsson , a native of Sweden , obtained a patent in England for a screw ...
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... constructed are not capable of driving them effectively , so that the power of the engine is not fully developed . This power should correspond to the velocity assigned to the piston , suppose 200 or 220 feet per minute ; and , to be ...
... constructed are not capable of driving them effectively , so that the power of the engine is not fully developed . This power should correspond to the velocity assigned to the piston , suppose 200 or 220 feet per minute ; and , to be ...
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