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The war now being waged in South America between Chili on the one side and Peru and Bolivia on the other is of interest to naval officers because of the importance of the part which the navies of...
The war now being waged in South America between Chili on the one side and Peru and Bolivia on the other is of interest to naval officers because of the importance of the part which the navies of the two nations play. The belligerents are...
Torpedoes - Their Disposition and Radius of Destructive Effect
Lieut. Commander C. F. Goodrich
The thorough investigation of this subject has as yet to be made. Although experiments bearing upon it have been instituted and carried Out in various quarters and in large numbers, no one has collected them and determined their joint value,...
About the year 1856 it occurred to me that an instrument for solving spherical triangles by inspection might be useful in navigation. But after some conversation on the subject with Professor Chauvenet, and others, I concluded that the saving of...
The Alarm was authorized by an act of Congress, appropriating three hundred thousand dollars to build two Torpedo boats. Secretary Robeson put one under the charge of the Admiral of the Navy, who designed the Alarm; the other was put under charge...
At a recent meeting of the Executive Committee it was
Resolved:-That notices and reviews of professional books may be inserted in the proceedings; but that no American book shall be reviewed unless a copy be sent to the...