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The ship-builders assistant: or, some essays towards compleating the art of marine architecture: viz. I. A general introduction, wherein is consider'd the solid of least resistance, so far as relates to the formation of a ship's body, &c. II. Observations for regulating the price of timber, taken from the proportion of its different dimensions; with estimates of the value of oak timber, and several other materials relating to naval stores. III. Rules for building the hull of any sort of ships. To which is added the scantling or measuring of ship-timbers, and some directions about moulding them. IV. A new method for finding the tunnage of any ship. V. Rules for proportioning the rigging. To which is annexed, an explication of the principal terms used in this art. The whole illustrated with many schemes proper to each part, most of them from copper plates. By William Sutherland, shipwright and mariner.
Sutherland, William, active 1878.Date: 1711- Books
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The ship-Builder's assistant; or, marine architecture. Containing I. The Method of Extracting the Square and Cube Roots, Geometry and Mensuration: Wherein all the rules necessary for measuring Plank, Timber, and finding the Tunnage of ships, are laid down in a very plain and conspicuous Manner; and illustrated by proper Examples. II. Observations on the Nature and Value of Timber; with a New Method of procuring it in the necessary Forms for Ship-Building. III. The Method of Drawing the Plans of Ships, and moulding their Timbers; together with all the practical rules necessary to be observed in Building the Hulls of all Sorts of Ships. To which is added, the Scantling or Mensuration of Ships Timbers. IV. Directions for making the Masts and Yards of a just Proportion to the Ship, and also to one another, both with regard to Length and Thickness. With Tables of the Weights and Sizes of Anchors and Cables, according to the New Establishment. V. The Boatswains art: Shewing the Method of finding exactly the Length and Thickness of every rope; Also Cable and Cordage tables, shewing by Inspection the Weight of any rope, whose Length and Thickness are given. With some Directions for Cutting out sails. The Whole illustrated with a great Variety of figures and draughts, Engraven on Copper-Plates. By William Sutherland, Shipwright and Mariner.
Sutherland, William, active 1878.Date: 1755- Books
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Britain's glory: or, ship-building unvail'd. Being a general director, for building and compleating the said machines. By William Sutherland, Author of The Ship-Builder's Assistant.
Sutherland, William, active 1878.Date: MDCCXXIX. [1729]- Books
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Britain's glory: or, ship-building unvail'd. Being a general director, for building and compleating the said machines. By William Sutherland, Author of The Ship-Builder's Assistant.
Sutherland, William, active 1878.Date: M.DCC.XVII. [1717]- Books
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A treatise on ship-building and navigation. In three parts wherein the theory, practice, and application of all the necessary instruments are perspicuously handled. With the construction and use of a new invented shipwright's sector, for readily laying down and delineating ships, whether of similar or dissimilar forms. Also tables of the sun's declination, of meridional parts, of difference of latitude and departure, of logarithms, and of artificial sines, tangents, and secants. With an English abridgment of another treatise on naval architecture, lately published at Paris by M. Duhamel, mem. of the R. Acad. of Sciences, fellow of the Royal Society of London, and Surveyor General of the French marine. To which is now added a supplement. Containing a translation of what M. Bouguer, another French author has written on that subject: and M. Duhamel's method of finding the center of gravity, with some remarks by the author. The whole illustrated with twenty-three copper-plates. By Mungo Murray.
Murray, Mungo, -1770.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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Supplement to the treatise on ship-building. Containing extracts translated from M. Bouguer's Traité du navire. Together with M. Duhamel's method of finding the centre of gravity. And some Occasional remarks. Also An Account of several Experiments, made to ascertain the Form of a Solid that will move with the greatest Velocity through the Water. Likewise A Method to determine the Thickness of the Plank, in the Direction of the Planes of the Timbers. With the Proportions for Masts, Yards, Caps, &c. By Mungo Murray.
Bouguer, M. (Pierre), 1698-1758.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
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The prices of the labour in ship-building adjusted: or, the mystery of ship-building unveiled. Being a brief explanation of the value of the labouring part in ship-building; from a Ship of the biggest Magnitude, to a small Boat. First, Shewing the Working the whole Ship, according to the Length, Breadth, Depth and Girt; and then by Sub-Divisions shews the Value of every particular Part.
Sutherland, William, active 1878.Date: in the Year, MDCCXVII. [1717]- Books
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The ship-Builder's assistant; or, marine architecture. Containing I. Decimals, the Extraction of the Square and Cube Roots, also Geometry and Mensuration: With Rules for finding the Content of Plank and Timber, also the Tunnage of Ships, illustrated by proper Examples. II. Observations on the nature and value of timber, and how to procure it in the necessary Forms for Shipbuilding. III. The methods of drawing plans of ships, and moulding their Timbers; with the practical Rules to be observed in building the Hulls of different Ships: To which is added, the Scantling or Dimension of Ships Timbers. IV. Directions for making masts and yards in just proportion to the ship, and to each other. Also Tables of the Weights and Sizes of Anchors and Cables, according to the New Establishment. V. The boatswains art: Shewing the Method of finding the Length and Thickness of every Rope. Also Cable and Cordage Tables, shewing by Inspection the Weight of any Rope. With Directions for Cutting out Sails. The whole revised, corrected, and illustrated with many copper-plates. By William Sutherland, Shipwright and Mariner.
Sutherland, William, active 1878.Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The ship-builders assistant: or, Some essays towards compleating the art of marine architecture: Viz. I. A general introduction, wherein is consider'd the solid of least resistance, so far as relates to the formation of a ship's body, &c. II. Observations for regulating the price of timber, taken from the proportion of its different dimensions; with estimates of the value of oak timber, and several other materials relating to naval stores. III. Rules for building the hull of any sort of ships. To which is added the scantling or measuring of ship-timbers, and some directions about moulding them. IV. A new method for finding the tunnage of any ship. V. Rules for proportationing the rigging. To which is annexed, an explication of the principal terms used in this art. The whole illustrated with many schemes proper to each part, most of them from copper plates. By William Sutherland, shipwright and mariner.
Sutherland, William, active 1878.Date: 1711- Books
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A complete theory of the construction and properties of vessels, with practical conclusions for the management of ships, made easy to navigators. Translated from Théorie complette de la construction et de la manoeuvre des vaissaux, of the celebrated Leonard Euler, by Hen Watson, Esq.
Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783.Date: M.DCC.XC. [1790]- Books
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A compleat theory of the construction and properties of vessels with practical conclusions for the management of ships made easy to navigators. Translated from Théorie complette de la construction et de la manouvre des vaisseaux, of the celebrated Leonard Euler, by Henry Watson, Esq;
Euler, Leonhard, 1707-1783.Date: MDCCLXXVI. [1776]- Books
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An address in behalf of merchants who have purchased prize ships of government.
Date: 1788?]- Books
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A treatise on ship-building and navigation. In three parts wherein the theory, practice, and application of the necessary instruments are perspicuously handled. With The Construction and Use of a new invented Shipwright's Sector, for readily laying down and delineating Ships, whether of similar or dissimilar Forms. Also Tables of the Sun's Declination, of Meridional Parts, of difference of Latitude and Departure, of Logarithms, and of artificial Sines, Tangents and Secants. By Mungo Murray. Shipwright, in his Majesty's Yard, Deptford. To which is added by way of appendix, and English abridgment of another treatise on naval architecture, lately published at Paris by M. Duhamel, Mem. of the R. Acad. of Sciences, Fellow of the Royal Society of London, and Surveyor General of the French Marine. The whole illustrated with eighteen Copper Plates.
Murray, Mungo, -1770.Date: M,DCC,LIV. [1754]- Books
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Convention nationale. Séances du mois de Novembre.
Date: [1794]- Books
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An enquiry into the legality and expediency of increasing the Royal Navy by subscriptions for building County Ships. Being the correspondence on that subject between Arthur Young & Capel Lofft, Esqrs. with a list of the subscribers to the Suffolk man of War. to which are added, Observations on the State of the Taxes and Resources of the Kingdom on the Conclusion of the Peace.
Young, Arthur, 1741-1820.Date: [1783]- Books
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A collection of papers on naval architecture, originally communicated through the channel of the European magazine; in which publication further communications on this subject will be continued. Part I.
Date: M,DCC,XCI. [1791]