Hints on the Principles Which Should Regulate the Form of Ships and Boats: Derived From Original Experiments, With Numerous Illustrations of Models (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover
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A ship impelled through the water by wind acting on its sails depends for speed in no small degree upon the lateral resistance it makes, and the situation of the centre Of that resistance.
The following experiments were undertaken to ascertain the law, and how influenced.
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