Author: M. F. Crisp

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-05-28

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9780282125288

Excerpt from A Treatise on Marine Architecture, Elucidating the Theory of the Resistance of Water: Illustrating the Form, or Model, Best Calculated to Unite Velocity, Buoyancy, Stability, Strength, Etc., In the Same Vessel, and Finally Adducing the Theory of the Art of Ship-Building The principles or standard by which to govern the form for velocity in a vessel intended for smooth water, are widely different from those which govern a sea going vessel. Again, the modification of the principles to govern velocity in a vessel intended for speed only, and that of a vessel for capacity, are Widely different. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.