10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOG CHIP»
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log chip in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
log chip and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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American Practical Navigator: an Epitome of Navigation and ...
This device, for measuring the rate of sailing, consists of three parts; viz, the log-
chip, the log-line, and the log-glass. A light substance thrown from the ship
ceases to partake of the motion of the vessel as soon as it strikes the water, and
will be ...
2
Practical Motor Boat Handling, Seamanship & Piloting ...
48) consists of three principal parts, known as the log-chip, log-line, and the log-
glass. The log-chip is a thin piece of wood, weighted at .one edge sufficiently to
make it float upright in the water. As it is thrown overboard from the boat, ...
Charles Frederic Chapman, 1917
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The American Practical Navigator: Being an Epitome of ...
This instrument, for measuring the rate of sailing, consists of three parts; viz, the
log-chip, the log-line, and the log-glass, A light substance thrown from the ship
ceases to partake of the motion of the vessel as soon as it strikes the water, and
will ...
Nathaniel Bowditch, George Wood Logan, 1906
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American Pracitcal Navigator: An Epitome of Navigation and ...
This instrument, for measuring the rate of sailing, consists of three parts; viz, the
log-chip, the log-line, and the loo-glass. A light substance thrown from the ship
ceases to partake of the motion of the vessel as soon as it strikes the water, and
will ...
5
American Practical Navigator
The log-chip is the float, the log-line is the measure of the distance, and the 10
glass defines the interval of time. he log-chip is a thin wooden quadrant of about
5 inches radius, loaded with lead on the circular edge sufiicientl to make it float ...
The log-line is about 150 fathoms in length, from 10 to 20 fathoms of this length
nearest the log-chip being known as the strayline and being separated from the
other part by a marking of an easily distinguishable sort. The stray-line is made ...
There are three princita' kinds of logs known as the patent log, chip log, and the
groin-i log. Of these the patent log is the only one used to any exte: today. The
patent log consists of a registering device, tow line. arrl a rotator. The registering
...
and another threw the log chip astem. When the first knot passed over the rail, the
man doing the timing inverted the sandglass. Then they counted the knots that
passed over the rail as the glass emptied, and the number of knots equalled the ...
9
The Dream of the West, Pt II
In its final form this chip log, ship log, or common log consisted of the log chip (or
log ship), log line, log reel, and log glass. The chip was a quadrantshaped piece
of wood weighted along its edge to keep it upright in the water. The log line was ...
STREAM THE LOG (Continued from page 12) a point on this line say 20 fathom
from the log chip the first mark is made on the line with a piece of bunting;
subsequent markings are made every 4-7 feet 3 inches, this distance bearing the
same ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOG CHIP»
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log chip is used in the context of the following news items.
Tauranga truckie honoured in Hall of Fame
... Kopuriki Log Transfer Ltd at the Murupara rail head, Quality Marshalling Ltd at the Mount Maunganui wharf, and log chip handling for Wood ... «New Zealand Herald, Sep 14»
Canfor reports pulp shipments up compared with Q1
... the company explains. The higher unit fibre costs reflected higher delivered sawmill residual and whole log chip costs and seasonal factors. «Pulp & Paper Canada, Jul 14»
Intersolar North America 2014: Solar-Log adds PV monitoring to GE …
The built-in Solar-Log chip monitors and logs incoming data from the solar array with revenue-grade precision required to collect state and ... «Solar Novus Today, Jul 14»
