 | John Holland - 1831 - 364 pagina’s
...new bar-suspension bridge : — " The above sketch," says Mr. Motley, " is taken from a drawing made on the scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot, which represents a park, or other bridge, of fifty CHAP. VII. BAR SUSPENSION BRIDGE. 1 ] 9 feet span.... | |
 | Thomas Boteler - 1835 - 500 pagina’s
...failed us even in the severest weather that we afterwards experienced. A delineation of it is annexed, on the scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot. A Two pigs of ballast. B The stock, ring, and part of the shank of the iron anchor; that portion of... | |
 | Thomas Boteler - 1835 - 510 pagina’s
...failed us even in the severest weather that we afterwards experienced. A delineation of it is annexed, on the scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot. WOODEN ANCHOR. 227 A Two pigs of ballast. B The stock, ring, and part of the shank of the iron anchor;... | |
 | Robert Hunt - 1851 - 492 pagina’s
...between the old -and new plans of constructing ships. Against the wall, at the West end of the North Galleries, will be found sectional models, on the scale of a quarter of an inch to the foot, of a 90-gun ship, on two decks, HMS •' Phaeton' (50),' Daring' (12), ' Waterwitch' (10),... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1851 - 552 pagina’s
...separately, and added to the former results. The draughts of ships are usually made in this country on the scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot The rule which is generally applied to thii purpose was explained in No. 1443 of this Magazine, and... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons - 1860 - 546 pagina’s
...vessels within it. 1875. What is the height that you propose to construct those piles? This model is on the scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot ; it is arranged to a low water depth of 36 feet, represented by the little brass nails in front ;... | |
 | William White (sub-librarian of Trinity college, Cambridge.) - 1896 - 364 pagina’s
...School. From Nos. 340 to 435 they are of the Dutch School. There is also a beautiful model in ivory, on a scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot, of the TSge Mahal, a mausoleum situated on the right bank of the river Jumna, close to Agra, East India. This... | |
 | 1901 - 444 pagina’s
...such as to make up, I conceive, altogether for the greater distance. I have by me a model of a 74, on the scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot, which shows very accurately and satisfactorily the usual influence of the iron on vessels of that rate,... | |
 | Sir Thomas Byam Martin - 1901 - 444 pagina’s
...such as to make up, I conceive, altogether for the greater distance. I have by me a model of a 74, on the scale of a quarter of an inch to a foot, which shows very accurately and satisfactorily the usual influence of the iron on vessels of that rate,... | |
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... exceed one thousand tons burden, use anchors formed of wood ; and, taking his hint from them. Captain Vidal drew out a plan, and had an anchor constructed from it under his own inspection, which never failed us even in the severest weather that we... 