The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... depth in hold , 22 feet ; burthen in tons , 1,049 . She is divided into five water - tight compartments , and her engines , by Maudslays and Field , are of 450 - horse power . Her construction is entirely novel , and according to ...
... depth in hold , 22 feet ; burthen in tons , 1,049 . She is divided into five water - tight compartments , and her engines , by Maudslays and Field , are of 450 - horse power . Her construction is entirely novel , and according to ...
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... depth of hold , 10 feet 6 inches . Propelled by two engines of 68 - horse power . The Mermaid , with Mr. George Rennie's conoidal propeller , is 130 feet long between perpendiculars , 16 feet 6 inches broad , 9 feet deep in hold , and ...
... depth of hold , 10 feet 6 inches . Propelled by two engines of 68 - horse power . The Mermaid , with Mr. George Rennie's conoidal propeller , is 130 feet long between perpendiculars , 16 feet 6 inches broad , 9 feet deep in hold , and ...
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... depth in hold , 21 ft .; tonnage , 994 , M.N. She is fitted with two engines of the collective power of 300 horses , manufactured by Boulton , Watt , and Co. which occupy less space than any yet employed in her Majesty's navy or ...
... depth in hold , 21 ft .; tonnage , 994 , M.N. She is fitted with two engines of the collective power of 300 horses , manufactured by Boulton , Watt , and Co. which occupy less space than any yet employed in her Majesty's navy or ...
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... depth in some places of 125 feet , and the sub - springing waters were conducted through various channels towards the river . The alters , or steps , on each side of the dock , which are twenty - four in number , extend from the top to ...
... depth in some places of 125 feet , and the sub - springing waters were conducted through various channels towards the river . The alters , or steps , on each side of the dock , which are twenty - four in number , extend from the top to ...
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... depth below the level of the caissons . This excavation was then filled up with puddling , thus ex- cluding the possibility of any leakage , either through or under the piling ; and by which means was obtained a certainty of carrying on ...
... depth below the level of the caissons . This excavation was then filled up with puddling , thus ex- cluding the possibility of any leakage , either through or under the piling ; and by which means was obtained a certainty of carrying on ...
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