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The problem : its origins and development, with a brief sketch of the life of the inventor, during a thirteen years' residence in India and China

Dempster, Henry1843

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Solutions to the problem of capsizing of boats, complete with illustrative diagrams, by a mariner from Kinghorn, described as '' The author's brief account of himself and his inventive wanderings''

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Main title:

The problem : its origins and development, with a brief sketch of the life of the inventor, during a thirteen years' residence in India and China / Henry Dempster.

Author:

Dempster, Henry

Imprint:

[Glasgow] : Printed for the author by W.G. Blackie and Co. Glasgow., 1843.

Collation:

[4],83p. : ill. ; 20 cm.

Contents:

Brief account of the authorThe problemBombayPersian GulfExperimental boatPerim IslandSocotraNew RigThe problemDrawings and diagramsdisappointmentChina and SydneyMacaoSix opinionsExperimental boatBoat completedWhampoaOPIum and ChinaTartar lawsChinaCape of Good HopeGreat BritainScotlandSociety of ArtsCruising of the new rigGreat MetropolisFinale-Victorious conclusionSociety's testimonialAdvantages of the hullAdvantages of the new rigGeometrical definition.

Dewey class:

623.8203

Language:

English

Subject:

Dempster, Henry -- BiographyShips -- Technology

BRN:

3431551

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