Encyclopædia Britannica: or, A dictionary of arts and sciences, compiled by a society of gentlemen in Scotland [ed. by W. Smellie]. Suppl. to the 3rd. ed., by G. Gleig, Том 12 |
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... feet ; the breadth ten feet ; the depth , from the top of the gunwale to the lower part of the keel in midhips , three feet four inches ; from the gunwale to the platform ( within ) two feet four inches ; from the top of the ftems ...
... feet ; the breadth ten feet ; the depth , from the top of the gunwale to the lower part of the keel in midhips , three feet four inches ; from the gunwale to the platform ( within ) two feet four inches ; from the top of the ftems ...
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... feet in length , 5 feet 4 inches in width , and 2 feet 2 inches in depth . The only addition or previous preparation of the boat , was four ring bolts in the infide , and two auger bores or holes in the outfide of the keel , as points ...
... feet in length , 5 feet 4 inches in width , and 2 feet 2 inches in depth . The only addition or previous preparation of the boat , was four ring bolts in the infide , and two auger bores or holes in the outfide of the keel , as points ...
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... feet in diameter , the ftones are four feet thick at the bottom . It feems to have a joint in the middle not a keystone and on both fides , towards the upper part , are laid horizontal ftones of great dimensions , fome 10 or 12 feet ...
... feet in diameter , the ftones are four feet thick at the bottom . It feems to have a joint in the middle not a keystone and on both fides , towards the upper part , are laid horizontal ftones of great dimensions , fome 10 or 12 feet ...
Сторінка 31
... feet long , thirty feet fix inches wide , and thirty - three high . At one end is a gallery with three arches , perhaps for mufic . Narrow galleries run quite round the old part , to preferve com- munication with the rooms ; in one of ...
... feet long , thirty feet fix inches wide , and thirty - three high . At one end is a gallery with three arches , perhaps for mufic . Narrow galleries run quite round the old part , to preferve com- munication with the rooms ; in one of ...
Сторінка 39
... feet of men and other animals . Thefe roads are more than five or fix fathoms deep , and not more than feven or eight feet wide . They are very crooked , and have echoes in feveral places . You would think that you were walking through ...
... feet of men and other animals . Thefe roads are more than five or fix fathoms deep , and not more than feven or eight feet wide . They are very crooked , and have echoes in feveral places . You would think that you were walking through ...
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