Rudiments of naval architecture; or, an exposition of the elementary principles of the science1849 |
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A+ 4P area of midship area of Section Area of Triangle Area of Vertical assumed calculations Canopus centre of effort centre of gravity constructor cubic feet cubic ft curve of sectional deepest immersion displacement in cubic distance draught of water equal divisions feet of space fore body Fore Parabolic Area give gravity of displacement Half Area half displacement Half-breadth Perpendicular half-breadth plan horizontal sections hypothenuse immersed body immersed portion immersion and emersion inclination length Light Displacement load displacement load-water line load-water section maximum perpendicular measurement ment mersed Metacentre midship section moments multiplied Naval Architect Plate rabbet relative capacities representative area respective sails scale sectional areas SERIES OF RUDIMENTARY seven degrees sheer plan solid of displacement Solid or Zone Sterling's Rules sub-multiple table of ordinates thence tion vertical areas Vertical Section vessel water line weight whence whole displacement Yacht of 36
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Page 116 - The vertical position of the metacentre of a floating body is determined by the consideration that the height of the metacentre above the centre of gravity of the...
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