American Edition of the British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences ; Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volumen6Mitchell, Ames and White, 1819 |
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... in sea affairs , the brass rings by which a sea compass is suspend- ed in its box , so as to counteract the ef- fect of the ship's motion , and keep the card horizontal . GIMBLETING , a term applied to the anchor , to GIL GIM.
... in sea affairs , the brass rings by which a sea compass is suspend- ed in its box , so as to counteract the ef- fect of the ship's motion , and keep the card horizontal . GIMBLETING , a term applied to the anchor , to GIL GIM.
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... ship which is moored so tight by her ca- bles as to be prevented turning to any change of the wind or tide , to the current of which her head would otherwise be di- rected . The cables , to produce this , are extended by a strong ...
... ship which is moored so tight by her ca- bles as to be prevented turning to any change of the wind or tide , to the current of which her head would otherwise be di- rected . The cables , to produce this , are extended by a strong ...
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... ship , Titus , Trajan , and others , submit . ted to the custom in compliance with the temper of the people , rather than from any predilection to it in themselves . But there are few pernicious practices which do not carry their ...
... ship , Titus , Trajan , and others , submit . ted to the custom in compliance with the temper of the people , rather than from any predilection to it in themselves . But there are few pernicious practices which do not carry their ...
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... ship's veloci- ty , measured by the log ; these glasses should be frequently compared with a good stop - watch , to determine exactly how many seconds they run . GLAUBER ( JOHN RUDOLPH , ) an in- dustrious chemist , was born in Germany ...
... ship's veloci- ty , measured by the log ; these glasses should be frequently compared with a good stop - watch , to determine exactly how many seconds they run . GLAUBER ( JOHN RUDOLPH , ) an in- dustrious chemist , was born in Germany ...
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... ship . GOOSE wing , in the sea language . When a ship sails before , or with a quarter wind on a fresh gale , to make the more haste , they launch out a boom , and sail on the lee - side ; and a sail so fitted is called a goose - wing ...
... ship . GOOSE wing , in the sea language . When a ship sails before , or with a quarter wind on a fresh gale , to make the more haste , they launch out a boom , and sail on the lee - side ; and a sail so fitted is called a goose - wing ...
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