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Page 275
... direction of the keel , the fhip is impelled in that direction by the whole of the force which the fail receives from the wind . When the fail is placed obliquely with refpect to the keel , only a part of the force with which the wind ...
... direction of the keel , the fhip is impelled in that direction by the whole of the force which the fail receives from the wind . When the fail is placed obliquely with refpect to the keel , only a part of the force with which the wind ...
Page 275
... direction of the wind . The fails , by being braced fharper than is neceffary to keep them fteadily filled by the wind , increase the preffure of the leeward fide of the ship against the water , which must confi- derably retard her ...
... direction of the wind . The fails , by being braced fharper than is neceffary to keep them fteadily filled by the wind , increase the preffure of the leeward fide of the ship against the water , which must confi- derably retard her ...
Page 279
... direction of the abfolute impulfe of the fea on the head of the veffel . This is the point velique in direct courfes . " ' On the foregoing obfervations we fhall make a few remarks ; and , without contraverting the principle laid down ...
... direction of the abfolute impulfe of the fea on the head of the veffel . This is the point velique in direct courfes . " ' On the foregoing obfervations we fhall make a few remarks ; and , without contraverting the principle laid down ...
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