The Year-book of Facts in Science and ArtCharles W. Vincent, James Mason Simpkin, Marshall, and Company, 1844 |
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... vessels , and it is not too much to ex- pect from its introduction a complete revolution in the art of naviga- tion by steam . The variety of boiler to which we allude is of the locomotive kind , that is , the flues consist of ...
... vessels , and it is not too much to ex- pect from its introduction a complete revolution in the art of naviga- tion by steam . The variety of boiler to which we allude is of the locomotive kind , that is , the flues consist of ...
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... vessel took place at Pembroke , on the 26th April . The following are the principal dimensions : -Extreme length , 225 feet ; length on the deck , 205 feet ; length between perpendicu- lars , 200 feet ; length of keel for tonnage , 181 ...
... vessel took place at Pembroke , on the 26th April . The following are the principal dimensions : -Extreme length , 225 feet ; length on the deck , 205 feet ; length between perpendicu- lars , 200 feet ; length of keel for tonnage , 181 ...
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... vessel . Her chief dimensions are - length of keel , 180 feet ; breadth of beam , 22 feet ; 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 ...
... vessel . Her chief dimensions are - length of keel , 180 feet ; breadth of beam , 22 feet ; 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 ...
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... vessel is propelled by one engine , with a cylinder of 30 inches diameter , and 3 feet stroke , which is supplied with steam by a cylindrical boiler 7 feet in diameter . The boiler is placed in the vessel upon its end , so that it only ...
... vessel is propelled by one engine , with a cylinder of 30 inches diameter , and 3 feet stroke , which is supplied with steam by a cylindrical boiler 7 feet in diameter . The boiler is placed in the vessel upon its end , so that it only ...
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... vessels in company , and was only kept way with by a cutter , supposed to be one of the revenne cruisers . - Hull Packet . ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS . THE official Report , lately published , shows a progressive diminution in the number of ...
... vessels in company , and was only kept way with by a cutter , supposed to be one of the revenne cruisers . - Hull Packet . ACCIDENTS ON RAILWAYS . THE official Report , lately published , shows a progressive diminution in the number of ...
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