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Page 103
... by the Department , several years since , in place of those of four blades ... miles an hour against an ordinary head wind , using full engine - power . In ... per- formance of this particular duty , but the larger portion are detailed ...
... by the Department , several years since , in place of those of four blades ... miles an hour against an ordinary head wind , using full engine - power . In ... per- formance of this particular duty , but the larger portion are detailed ...
Page 105
... to the Pacific coast , she was rigged as a top - sail schooner . One of the vessels averaged upward of eleven nautical miles per hour for six consecutive hours on her trial - trip , and neither of them averaged less than 10 knots ; the ...
... to the Pacific coast , she was rigged as a top - sail schooner . One of the vessels averaged upward of eleven nautical miles per hour for six consecutive hours on her trial - trip , and neither of them averaged less than 10 knots ; the ...
Page 116
... miles per hour . With each screw eight experiments were made at the speeds , respectively , of 5 , 54 , 6 , 61 , 7 , 71 , 8 , and 84 geographical miles per hour , as nearly as could be obtained . Each experiment consisted of six runs ...
... miles per hour . With each screw eight experiments were made at the speeds , respectively , of 5 , 54 , 6 , 61 , 7 , 71 , 8 , and 84 geographical miles per hour , as nearly as could be obtained . Each experiment consisted of six runs ...
Page 117
... to the legs of the glass tube , measured by the difference of the level of the mercury in those legs , the vessel's speed in geographical miles per hour . When the vessel was motionless in still water , the mercury in the two legs stood ...
... to the legs of the glass tube , measured by the difference of the level of the mercury in those legs , the vessel's speed in geographical miles per hour . When the vessel was motionless in still water , the mercury in the two legs stood ...
Page 118
... miles of 6,086 feet per hour , increasing for each column of the tables by one - half a geographical mile per hour , commencing in column a with 5.0 geographical miles per hour , and ending in column h with 8.5 geographical miles . The ...
... miles of 6,086 feet per hour , increasing for each column of the tables by one - half a geographical mile per hour , commencing in column a with 5.0 geographical miles per hour , and ending in column h with 8.5 geographical miles . The ...
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