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Pagina 49 - CONTENTS.— Resolution and Composition of Forces— Work done by Machines and Living Agents — The Mechanical Powers : The Lever ; Derricks as Bent Levers— The Wheel and Axle: Windlass; Ship's Capstan ; Crab Winch— Tackles : the "Old Man...
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Pagina 326 - The notice may also be served by post by a registered letter addressed to the person on whom it is to be served at his last known place of residence or place of business ; and, if served by post, shall be deemed to have been served at the...
Pagina 51 - SHIP. BY THOMAS WALTON, NAVAL ARCHITECT. Specially arranged to suit the requirements of Ships' Officers, Shipowners, Superintendents, Draughtsmen, Engineers, and Others. This work explains, in a simple manner, such important subjects as: — Displacement. — Deadweight.— Tonnage. — Freeboard. —Moments. — Buoyancy.— Strain Structure. — Stability.— Rolling — Ballasting. — Loading. — Shifting Cargoes. — Admission of Water.— Sail Area.— &c.
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Pagina 49 - Capstan ; Crab Winch— Tackles : the "Old Man"— The Inclined Plane; the Screw— The Centre of Gravity of a Ship and Cargo — Relative -Strength of Rope : Steel Wire, Manilla, Hemp, Coir — Derricks and Shears — Calculation of the Cross-breaking Strain of Fir Spar — Centre of Effort of Sails — Hydrostatics : the Diving-bell ; Stability of Floating Bodies ; the Ship's Pump, &c. " THIS EXCELLENT BOOK . . . contains a LARGE AMOUNT of information." — Nature. " WELL WORTH the money . . ....
Pagina 50 - Qualification for the Position of Shipmaster— The Contract with the Shipowner — The Master's Duty In respect of the Crew : Engagement Apprentices ; Discipline ; Provisions, Accommodation, and Medical Comforts ; Payment of Wages and Discharge— The Master's Duty in respect of the Passengers— The...
Pagina 47 - EDITION, Revised and Corrected. *»* Mr. Buck's Text-Book has been SPECIALLY PREPARED with a view to the New Examinations of the Board of Trade, in which Trigonometry is an obligatory subject. "This...
Bibliografische gegevens
| Titel | Light Railways at Home and Abroad Making of the modern world, part III |
| Auteur | William Henry Cole |
| Uitgever | C. Griffin, limited, 1899 |
| Lengte | 339 pagina's |
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