 | Institution of Civil Engineers (Great Britain) - 1844 - 418 pages
...exhibited, with the various forms of screws used in the different experiments. The ' Great Britain ' not having yet been to sea could only be mentioned as...giving motion to the propeller ; but on account of their slipping and being very noisy, they were abandoned, and two spur mortice-wheels with wooden teeth,... | |
 | William Newton, Charles Frederick Partington - 1844 - 536 pages
...subsequent construction of the 'Princess Royal,' the ' Great Northern,' HMSV the ' Bee,' the ' Battler,' and the ' Dwarf,' formerly the ' Mermaid,' a model...giving motion to the propeller ; but on account of their slipping and being very noisy, they were abandoned, and two spur morticewheels with wooden teeth,... | |
 | 1844 - 544 pages
...exhibited, with the various forms of screws used in the different experiments. The Great Britain not having yet been to sea, could only be mentioned as...16 feet 6 inches in breadth, 9 feet deep, and was 1C4 tons burthen. The power of the engines was 90 horses, making from 30 to 32 strokes per minute.... | |
 | 1844 - 490 pages
...exhibited, with the various forms of screws used in the different experiments. The Great Britain not having yet been to sea, could only be mentioned as...was 130 feet in length, 16 feet 6 inches in breadth, 'J feet deep, and was 164 tons burthen. The power of the engines was 90 horses, making from 30 to 32... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1844 - 474 pages
...exhibited, with the various forms of screws used in the different experiments. The Great Britain not having yet been to sea, could only be mentioned as...experiment. The Dwarf was 130 feet in length, 16 feet G inches in breadth, 9 feet deep, and was 164 tons burthen. The power of the engines was 90 horses,... | |
 | 1844 - 476 pages
...exhibited, with the various forms of screws used in the different experiments. The Great Britain not having yet been to sea, could only be mentioned as a projected experiment. The Dwarf VÍAS, 130 feet in length, 16 feet 6 inches in breadth, 9 feet deep, and was 164 tons burthen. The... | |
 | 1844 - 950 pages
...apply the power to great advantage, and it is extremely simple." experiments. The Great Britain, not having yet been to sea, could only be mentioned as a projected experiment. Figures 1 and 2, are drawings of Mr. Smith's Double Threaded Screw, adopted in the "Archimedes." The... | |
 | William Laxton - 1844 - 506 pages
...exhibited, with the various forms of Krewi used in the different experiments. The Great Britain not having yet been to sea could only be mentioned as a projected experiment. Figs. 1 and 2, Plate VII. are drawings of Mr. Smith's Double Threaded Screw adopted in the " Archimedes."... | |
 | Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) - 1844 - 462 pages
...simple." Lowe, 1817 Whytock 1819 Perkin 1824 Brown 1825 Woodcraft 1826 experiments. The Great Britain, not having yet been to sea, could only be mentioned as a projected experiment. Figures 1 and 2, are drawings of Mr. Smith's Double Threaded Screw, adopted in the "Archimedes." The... | |
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Great Northern,' HMSV the ' Bee,' the ' Rattler,and the ' Dwarf,' formerly the ' Mermaid,' a model of which was exhibited, with the various forms of screws used in the different experiments. The ' Great Britain ' not having yet been to sea could only... 