The Encyclopedia Americana, Volume 7Grolier, 1985 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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... ship was 1845 to 1860. Speed was demanded in the China tea trade and also for the fast delivery of cargoes at San Francisco and Melbourne during the California and Australian gold rushes . Among the most famous of American clipper de ...
... ship was 1845 to 1860. Speed was demanded in the China tea trade and also for the fast delivery of cargoes at San Francisco and Melbourne during the California and Australian gold rushes . Among the most famous of American clipper de ...
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... ships , offshore light structures , lighthouses , buoys , and electronic navigational aids such as loran and ... ship or aircraft in dis- tress . The Coast Guard conducts a computerized program , to which merchant vessels of all ...
... ships , offshore light structures , lighthouses , buoys , and electronic navigational aids such as loran and ... ship or aircraft in dis- tress . The Coast Guard conducts a computerized program , to which merchant vessels of all ...
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... ship at sea . The compass card is marked in degrees and with the major compass points . written on a compass correction card and posted next to the compass . Declination or Variation . The earth's magnetic field is far from simple . Its ...
... ship at sea . The compass card is marked in degrees and with the major compass points . written on a compass correction card and posted next to the compass . Declination or Variation . The earth's magnetic field is far from simple . Its ...
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