ON

IRON SHIP BUILDING:

ITS

HISTORY AND PROGRESS

AS COMPRISED IN A SERIES OF EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCHES

ON THE LAWS OF STRAIN; THE STRENGTHS, FORMS, AND OTHER CONDITIONS
OF THE MATERIAL; AND AN INQUIRY INTO THE PRESENT AND PROSPECTIVE STATE
OF THE NAVY, INCLUDING THE EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS ON THE RESISTING
POWERS OF ARMOUR PLATES AND SHOT AT HIGH VELOCITIES.