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GRIFFIN'S NAUTICAL SERIES. 



FOURTH EDITION. Revised throughout, with additional Chapters on 



Trim, Buoyancy, and Calculations. Numerous Illustrations. 



Handsome Cloth, Crown Svo. 7s. 6d. 



BY THOMAS WALTON, NAVAL ARCHITECT. 



SPECIALLY ARRANGED TO SUIT THE REQUIREMENTS OF SHIPS' OFFICERS, 



SHIPOWNERS, SUPERINTENDENTS, DRAUGHTSMEN, ENGINEERS, 



AND OTHERS. 



This work explains, in a simple manner, such important 

 subjects as : 



Displacement, Deadweight, Tonnage, Freeboard, Moments, 



Buoyancy, Strain, Structure, Stability, Boiling, Ballasting, 



Loading, Shifting Cargoes, Admission of Water, 



Sail Area, &c., &c. 



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BY THE SAME AUTHOR. 

 In Preparation. 



THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE 

 OF VESSELS BUILT OF STEEL. 



lUuxtratc-'.l <ri(h Numerous Plafes and Diagrams. 

 \* For Complete List of GRIFFIN'S NAUTICAL SERIES, see p. 45. 



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