London: by Order of the Society, n.d. (circa 1799). A keystone work in naval engineering. According to the DNB, an important series of experiments was conducted at the Greenland Dock during the years 1793-8 by the care, and in part at the cost, of Colonel Beaufoy. Many useful results in shipbuilding were thus obtained, as well as the first practical verification in England of Eulers theorems on the resistance of fluids." OCLC notes, "Experiments to ascertain the laws respecting bodies moving through the water with different velocities, 1793-1798. Reissued in "Nautical and hydraulic experiments. By Colonel Mark Beaufoy. 1834." Bruzelius cites a 4to edition, measuring 21.7 cm in height. Listings in OCLC also give slightly different dimension, and call for 7 tables. This copy is 32 cm. tall with 8 tables - possibly a variant limited edition of the Society's investigations. Not in Scott or Adams & Waters. Bound in 1/4 calf over marbled boards with paper cover label. Backstrip perished and sewing broken, with front and back boards detached but present. Acid burn on upper right corner of text block, not affecting text or illustrations. 32 cm. ii, 3-38, pp. plus 8 b/w double-page engraved tables, 2 double-page engraved plates A keystone work in naval engineering. According to the DNB, � �"an important series of experiments was conducted at the Greenland.

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The Report of the Committee for Conducting the Experiments of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture.

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by Order of the Society n.d. (circa 1799), London

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1799

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