 | Naval art and science - 1860 - 740 pages
...to vertical masses of iron. In ships built head East or West, there is little choice of position : in those built on the intercardinal points, a position approximating to the stern when the action from the top-sides — to be determined experimentally — is at a minimum, is... | |
 | Royal Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1860 - 718 pages
...to vertical masses of iron. In ships built head east or west, there is little choice of position : in those built on the intercardinal points, a position approximating to the stern when the action from the top-sides — to be determined experimentally — is at a minimum, is... | |
 | Sir William Snow Harris - Magnetism - 1872 - 512 pages
...to vertical masses of iron. In ships built head east or west, there is little choice of position ; in those built on the intercardinal points, a position approximating to the stern, when the action from the top sides (to be determined experimentally) is to be preferred. Ample... | |
 | sir William Snow Harris - 1872 - 474 pages
...to vertical masses of iron. In ships built head east or west, there is little choice of position ; in those built on the intercardinal points, a position approximating to the stern, when the action from the top sides (to be determined experimentally) is to be preferred. Ample... | |
 | Physics - 1861 - 612 pages
...to vertical masses of iron. In ships built head east or west, there is little choice of position : in those built on the intercardinal points, a position approximating to the stern when the action from the top-sides — to be determined experimentally — is at a minimum, is... | |
 | Physics - 1861 - 1188 pages
...to vertical masses of iron. In ships built head east or west, there is little choice of position : in those built on the intercardinal points, a position approximating to the stern when the action from the top-sides — to be determined experimentally — is at a minimum, is... | |
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... head to north, it must be removed as far from the stern as convenience will permit ; in those built head to south, as near to the stern as convenient, but avoiding especially, in all cases, proximity to vertical masses of iron. In ships built head... 