 | 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 - 494 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... 