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Side vii
... Track of a Rotatory Storm Rules for Tacking a Ship in a Storm Waterspout , or Whirlpillar . Waves raised by Rotatory Storms • 125 129 130 . 131 132 . 134 135 and 136 The Action of Revolving Storms on Ocean Currents Action of Storms on ...
... Track of a Rotatory Storm Rules for Tacking a Ship in a Storm Waterspout , or Whirlpillar . Waves raised by Rotatory Storms • 125 129 130 . 131 132 . 134 135 and 136 The Action of Revolving Storms on Ocean Currents Action of Storms on ...
Side 92
... track makes with the true meridian . 7. The Magnetic Course is the angle that a ship's track makes with the magnetic meridian . Note.— The magnetic , or ( as it is now generally called ) the correct magnetic course , being the angle ...
... track makes with the true meridian . 7. The Magnetic Course is the angle that a ship's track makes with the magnetic meridian . Note.— The magnetic , or ( as it is now generally called ) the correct magnetic course , being the angle ...
Side 93
James Greenwood William Henry Rosser. pass course being the angle between the ship's track and the direction of the magnetic needle of the compass on board , such a course may be affected with variation and deviation . If you are in an ...
James Greenwood William Henry Rosser. pass course being the angle between the ship's track and the direction of the magnetic needle of the compass on board , such a course may be affected with variation and deviation . If you are in an ...
Side 97
... track of a Great Circle ; but the simplicity of the calculations connected with these modes of sailing , and the circum- stance that by compass the ship's track showed but one course from port to port , led to the adoption of the two ...
... track of a Great Circle ; but the simplicity of the calculations connected with these modes of sailing , and the circum- stance that by compass the ship's track showed but one course from port to port , led to the adoption of the two ...
Side 98
... track cuts all the meridians at the same angle , and the meri- dians themselves are not parallel to each other ; but on a great circle she steers directly for her port , while the angle made by her track is perpetually varying . " " The ...
... track cuts all the meridians at the same angle , and the meri- dians themselves are not parallel to each other ; but on a great circle she steers directly for her port , while the angle made by her track is perpetually varying . " " The ...
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Side 4 - AN OUTLINE OF THE METHOD OF CONDUCTING A TRIGONOMETRICAL SURVEY. For the Formation of Geographical and Topographical Maps and Plans, Military Reconnaissance, LEVELLING, &c., with Useful Problems, Formulae, and Tables.
Side 113 - ... abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Side 117 - In obeying and construing these rules due regard must be had to all dangers of navigation ; and due regard must also be had to any special circumstances which may exist in any particular case rendering a departure from the above rules necessary in order to avoid immediate danger.
Side 116 - When two steam vessels are meeting end on, or nearly end on, so as to involve risk of collision, each shall alter her course to starboard so that each may pass on the port side of the other.
Side 8 - A HANDY BOOK of VILLA ARCHITECTURE ; being a Series of Designs for Villa Residences in various Styles. With Detailed Specifications and Estimates. By C. WICKES, Architect, Author of " The Spires and Towers of the Mediaeval Churches of England,
Side 35 - A GRAMMAR OF COLOURING, applied to Decorative Painting and the Arts. By GEORGE FIELD. New Edition, enlarged and adapted to the Use of the Ornamental Painter and Designer. By ELLIS A. DAVIDSON. With two new Coloured Diagrams, &c.
Side 14 - Rates, from id. to i68s. per cwt., and containing 186,000 Direct Answers, which, with their Combinations, consisting of a single addition (mostly to be performed at sight), will afford an aggregate of 10,266,000 Answers ; the whole being calculated and designed...
Side 21 - Woods and Marbles (Imitation of). SCHOOL OF PAINTING FOR THE IMITATION OF WOODS AND MARBLES, as Taught and Practised by AR VAN DER BURG and P. VAN DER BURG, Directors of the Rotterdam Painting Institution. Royal folio, 18i by iai in., Illustrated with 24 full-size Coloured Plates; also 12 plain Plates, comprising 154 Figures.