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Title: The Emporium of arts & sciences
Year: 1812 (1810s)
Authors: Coxe, John Redman, 1773-1864, ed Cooper, Thomas, 1759-1839, ed
Subjects: Industrial arts Technology Technology
Publisher: Philadelphia : published by Joseph Delaplaine Philadelphia : Kimber & Richardson
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
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ock underneath is morticedboth into the beam and side of the ship, as well asbolted. Upon this plan the work is all done under the hand,which is executed much quicker than in the former plan,where the work is all done over hand, and where greatnicety is requisite in making the bolt-holes which passthrough both the iron stays. In my method much moreroom is also gained between decks for stowage and work-ing the guns, and even a porthole may be made underthe beam itself. I calculate the saving in a 7^-gun ship or East India-man to be as follows, viz. Ton. Cwt. qrs. lbs. s. d. L. s. d. Copper bolts, % 1 3 9 at 1 4 per lb, 305 8 0 Iron, 2 12 56 percwt. 145 12 0 Three men and one boys time for a month 45 17 6 Timber 50 0 0 L5%6 17 6 * Nicholson, vol. 26, p. 187. From the Transactions of the Society for the En~couragement of Arts, life. vol. 27, p. 142.—The silver medal was voted to Mr.Williams for this invention. v^— Cl////mmj msMtt^cwmjGfc^sMe fy&ziPte o^^$fa My. 3 tc/g^Mee^/p^e^/.
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