Excerpt from Progress of Naval Architecture: To Those Interested in Improvements in Steam, and Other Navigation, and to the Public Generally, This Pamphlet Is Respectfully Addressed; Being a Popular and Brief Explanation of the Principles and Advantages of Darius Davison's New American Model
On mature reflection, it appeared to me, that to gain any great increase in speed, a great change must be made in the model of the vessel, by which we could get the greatest possible floating capacity, and consequent light draft of water with the easiest possible water lines, and thereby meet the least possible resistance in forcing the vessel rapidly through the water.
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Excerpt from Progress of Naval Architecture: To Those Interested in Improvements in Steam, and Other Navigation, and to the Public Generally, This Pamphlet Is Respectfully Addressed; Being a Popular and Brief Explanation of the Principles and Advantages of Darius Davison's New American Model
On mature reflection, it appeared to me, that to gain any great increase in speed, a great change must be made in the model of the vessel, by which we could get the greatest possible floating capacity, and consequent light draft of water with the easiest possible water lines, and thereby meet the least possible resistance in forcing the vessel rapidly through the water.
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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.
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