The Works of Benjamin Franklin: Containing Several Political and Historical Tracts Not Included in Any Former Edition, and Many Letters, Official and Private, Not Hitherto Published; with Notes and a Life of the Author, Band 6Childs & Peterson, 1840 |
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... ship's easting and westing ; but , upon reflecting that a general equation cannot serve for every ship , but must be dif- ferent according to the several moulds by which ships are built , and their being loaded , or in ballast , I ...
... ship's easting and westing ; but , upon reflecting that a general equation cannot serve for every ship , but must be dif- ferent according to the several moulds by which ships are built , and their being loaded , or in ballast , I ...
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... ship's cargo may be specifically lighter than water ; all these when out of water are an additional weight to that of the ship , and she is in proportion pressed deeper into the water ; but , as soon as these bodies are immersed , they ...
... ship's cargo may be specifically lighter than water ; all these when out of water are an additional weight to that of the ship , and she is in proportion pressed deeper into the water ; but , as soon as these bodies are immersed , they ...
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... ship to sail upon an even keel , have made so much way , even under jury masts , as to surprise the mari- ners themselves . But there is , besides , something in the modern form of our ships , that seems as if calculated expressly to ...
... ship to sail upon an even keel , have made so much way , even under jury masts , as to surprise the mari- ners themselves . But there is , besides , something in the modern form of our ships , that seems as if calculated expressly to ...
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Causes of Earthquakes 15 December 1737 | 14 |
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