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Excerpt from Laying Down and Taking OffLaying Down and Taking Of work is done on the ¿oor of a well-lighted room called a mould loft. This ¿oor is usually sufficiently wide and long to lay down the largest sized vessel that will be built in yard. Nearly every shipyard has its mould loft, the majority being constructed in such a manner that the entire ¿oor is free from posts and obstructions, light being admitted on all sides and from overhead....

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Excerpt from Laying Down and Taking OffLaying Down and Taking Of work is done on the ¿oor of a well-lighted room called a mould loft. This ¿oor is usually sufficiently wide and long to lay down the largest sized vessel that will be built in yard. Nearly every shipyard has its mould loft, the majority being constructed in such a manner that the entire ¿oor is free from posts and obstructions, light being admitted on all sides and from overhead....

Excerpt from Electricity for Engineers: A Clear and Comprehensive Treatise on the Principles, Construction and Operation of Dynamos, Motors, Lamps, Indicators and Measuring Instruments Hat is electricity? This is a question that is frequently asked, but has not yet been satisfactorily answered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a r...

Excerpt from Wooden Ship-Building These rules stipulate the kinds and dimensions of materials that must be used for each principal part of hull and equipment, and also the manner in which the parts should be put together, and as the rules are based upon results of actual tests made by practical shipbuild ers and owners all over the world, it is evident that both builder and owner have every reason to adhere to them. The Classification Societi...

Excerpt from Electricity for Engineers About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com 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 o...

In "The Origin of Species, " Charles Darwin refused to discuss human evolution, believing the subject too ?surrounded with prejudices.? He had been reworking his notes since the 1830s, but only with trepidation did he finally publish "The Descent of Man" in 1871. The book notoriously put apes in our family tree and made the races one family, diversified by ?sexual selection Darwin's provocative theory that female choice among competing males l...

First published in 1919, this reprint helps you relive the glory days of sailing.