Item #55527 Design of a High-Speed Cruising Yacht. Thesis presented for the degree of Mechanical Engineer in naval architecture. William F. Legg.
Design of a High-Speed Cruising Yacht. Thesis presented for the degree of Mechanical Engineer in naval architecture

Design of a High-Speed Cruising Yacht. Thesis presented for the degree of Mechanical Engineer in naval architecture

[Ithaca]: Cornell University, 1894. 4to, ff. [6], 46; 47; typescript, several leaves in the last section ("Specifications") bound out of order, but the text appears to be complete; 2 folding tables and 2 manuscript graphs bound in; occasional manuscript corrections in the text; contemporary half green cloth over black cloth sides, lettered in gilt on the upper cover; aside from the misbound leaves, near fine. Legg was Cornell class of 1894. Chapters include Methods of Design, Theory and Computations, Safety, Power, Correct Displacement, Strength of Ship, Trim Calculations, Propeller, etc. Cornell only in OCLC. Item #55527

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