On Naval Warfare with SteamJ. Murray, 1858 - 155 Seiten |
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... means by which Great Britain may , even at the outset , be enabled to maintain that superiority in steam - warfare , which has already been obtained for her by the skill and intrepidity of the officers and seamen of her glorious sailing ...
... means by which Great Britain may , even at the outset , be enabled to maintain that superiority in steam - warfare , which has already been obtained for her by the skill and intrepidity of the officers and seamen of her glorious sailing ...
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... means of the maritime conscription ; that 14 ships of the line then afloat should undergo the altera- tions necessary to convert them into steam - ships ; that the number should be made up to 30 from the ships 66 6 a The transport ...
... means of the maritime conscription ; that 14 ships of the line then afloat should undergo the altera- tions necessary to convert them into steam - ships ; that the number should be made up to 30 from the ships 66 6 a The transport ...
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... means water was raised . The steam - engine was long em- ployed for this purpose only . a For a full explanation of the marine steam - engine in its present im- proved state , the reader is referred to the treatise on that important ...
... means water was raised . The steam - engine was long em- ployed for this purpose only . a For a full explanation of the marine steam - engine in its present im- proved state , the reader is referred to the treatise on that important ...
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... means of a crank , and in the following year Mr. Watt invented what he called the sun and planet wheel - work , by which the same end was gained as by the crank ; and this rotatory motion was a great step towards the employment of the ...
... means of a crank , and in the following year Mr. Watt invented what he called the sun and planet wheel - work , by which the same end was gained as by the crank ; and this rotatory motion was a great step towards the employment of the ...
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... 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 - propeller , and a steam - vessel constructed by that engineer with ...
... 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 - propeller , and a steam - vessel constructed by that engineer with ...
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