 A Description and Draught of a new-invented Machine, for carrying Vessels or Ships out of, or into, any Harbour, Port, or River, against Wind and Tide, or in a calm.  An Encyclopædia of Civil Engineering, Historical, Theoretical, and Practical - Page 583by Edward Cresy - 1847 - 1039 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Richard Dennis Hoblyn - 1842 - 348 pages
...Hulls, in a pamphlet entitled, ' ' A description and draught of a newinvented machine for carrying vessels or ships out of or into any harbour, port, or river, against wind or tide, or in a calm." His plan of adapting a vertical to a rotatory motion, is shown in the adjoined figure. The machinery... | |
 | Edward Morris - 1844 - 206 pages
...an Englishman of Exeter, took out a patent for what he termed "a new invented machine for carrying vessels or ships out of, or into any harbour, port, or river, against wind or tide, or in a calm." This scheme ended in no practical good, and very likely the inventer would gladly have sold all his... | |
 | 1845 - 992 pages
...mechanical genius. In 1736, Mr Jonathan Hulls obtained a patent for " a new invented machine for carrying vessels or ships out of or into any harbour, port, or river, against wind and tide, or in a calm;" but this scheme did not succeed. In 1781, the Marquis de Fouffroy made some... | |
 | George May (of Evesham, Eng.) - 1845 - 556 pages
...The title of this publication is "a description and draught of a new-invented machine, for carrying vessels or ships out of or into any harbour, port or river, against wind and tide, or in a calm : by Jonathan Hulls."667 The ridicule with which this attempt wag greeted here... | |
 | 1873 - 744 pages
...published a little book, called " A Description and Draught of a new - invented Machine for carrying Vessels or Ships out of or into any harbour, port,...or river, against wind or tide, or in a calm." The "Draught," or drawing, represents a boat, with a paddlewheel at the hinder part of it, driven by a... | |
 | Charles Barlow - 1847 - 720 pages
...granted in England, to Jonathan Hull, for a " Machine for carrying vessels or ships out of or into harbour, port, or river, against wind or tide, or in a calm." His boat is said to have been designed with a paddle-wheel at the stern, to be driven by the steam-engine... | |
 | Sir John Barrow - 1847 - 544 pages
...1737, under the following title : — ' Description and Draught of a newinvented Machine for carrying vessels or ships out of or into any harbour, port, or river, against wind or tide, or in a calm ; for which his Majesty George II. has granted letters patent for the benefit of the Author for the... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851 - 650 pages
...granted to Jonathan Hulls a patent for a boat propelled by steam-power, ' for carrying vessels or sliips out of or into any harbour, port, or river, against wind or tide, or in a calm.' The pictures we have of this vessel make her look very clumsy and peer when compared with a modern steamer.... | |
 | Hugo Reid - 1851 - 292 pages
...entitled, " A Description and Draught of a new-invented Machine, for carrying Vessels or Ships out or in of any Harbour, Port, or River, against Wind or Tide, or in a Calm." His power was procured by the pressure of the atmosphere against a vacuum, just as in Newcomen's engine... | |
 | 1852 - 1010 pages
...— The Times. JONATHAN HULLS. — A description and draught of a new invented Machine for carrying "Vessels or Ships out of or into any Harbour, Port, or River, against Wind and Tide, or in a Calm, by Jonathan Hulls, 1737, reprint in facsimile, 12mo, half morocco, 4s. LOCKS... | |
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