 | 1844 - 498 стор.
...propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power being applied in the stern it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer.' It may not be obvious to every one how our naval philosopher derived his conclusion from his premises... | |
 | 1858 - 788 стор.
...settled by Sir William Symonds, who remarked, that 'even if the propeller had the power of propelling the vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice,...be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer.' Sir William was nearly right as to Ericsson's first propeller, though that remark does not apply to... | |
 | Royal society of arts - 1847 - 634 стор.
...propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power being applied in the stern, it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer.' It may not be obvious to every one how our naval philosopher derived his conclusion from his premises;... | |
 | Bennet Woodcroft - 1848 - 196 стор.
...propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power being applied in the stern, it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer.' It may not be obvious to every one how our naval philosopher derived his conclusion from his premises... | |
 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1849 - 652 стор.
...propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power being applied in the stern, it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer." it may not be obvious to every one how our naval philosopher derived his conclusion from his premises... | |
 | George Henry Preble - 1881 - 290 стор.
...propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because, the power being applied in the stern, it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer.' It may not be obvious to every one how this naval philosopher derived his conclusion ; but his hearers... | |
 | George Henry Preble, John Lipton Lochhead - 1883 - 520 стор.
...propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power being applied in the stern, it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer.' It may not be obvious to every one how this naval philosopher derived his conclusion ; but his hearers... | |
 | Samuel Smiles - 1884 - 410 стор.
...afterwards appeared, however, that Sir William Symonds, then Surveyor to the Navy, had expressed the opinion that " even if the propeller had the power of propelling...be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer ! " It will be remembered that Francis Pettit Smith's screw vessel went to sea in the course of the... | |
 | William Conant Church - 1890 - 336 стор.
...propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power being applied in the stern it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer." It may not be obvious to everyone how our naval philosopher derived his conclusion from his premises... | |
 | Philip Gengembre Hubert - 1893 - 324 стор.
...propelling a vessel it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power, being applied to the stern, it would be absolutely impossible to make the vessel steer." This official blindness cost England the services of the inventor. The United States happened to have... | |
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William ingeniously and ingenuously remarked, that ' even if the propeller had the power of propelling a vessel, it would be found altogether useless in practice, because the power being applied in the stern it would be absolutely impossible to make the... 
