Dictionary of the Thames, from Oxford to the None: An Unconventional HandbookThe Author., 1894 |
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... hour and three - quarters upwards ; the station is about twelve minutes ' walk from the river . Population , about 6,000 . Soil , gravel . Abingdon is situated at the junction of the Ock with the Thames , and can boast very considerable ...
... hour and three - quarters upwards ; the station is about twelve minutes ' walk from the river . Population , about 6,000 . Soil , gravel . Abingdon is situated at the junction of the Ock with the Thames , and can boast very considerable ...
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... hour ; yet so conscientious was he in this matter , that he " carefully accounted for the shortest interruptions , and de- ducted the time so wasted . " Among his plates connected with the Thames may be mentioned his view of London from ...
... hour ; yet so conscientious was he in this matter , that he " carefully accounted for the shortest interruptions , and de- ducted the time so wasted . " Among his plates connected with the Thames may be mentioned his view of London from ...
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... hour or more being employed in playing them before they succumb sufficiently to be reached and secured by the landing - net . The most simple mode of taking barbel is with the leger . This consists of a yard of salmon gut , having four ...
... hour or more being employed in playing them before they succumb sufficiently to be reached and secured by the landing - net . The most simple mode of taking barbel is with the leger . This consists of a yard of salmon gut , having four ...
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... be a matter of opinion ; that they are a decided nuisance when a string of them , under the convoy of a vicious steam - tug , mono- polises a lock for an hour or so , admits of no doubt . And the steam - tugs them- selves BAR - BAR.
... be a matter of opinion ; that they are a decided nuisance when a string of them , under the convoy of a vicious steam - tug , mono- polises a lock for an hour or so , admits of no doubt . And the steam - tugs them- selves BAR - BAR.
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... hours is 100. In the same time 165 leave the East and West India Docks , 100 the Victoria Docks , and 150 the Surrey Docks . To these must be added the great crowd of dumb barges which go from wharf to wharf , and from ship to ship ...
... hours is 100. In the same time 165 leave the East and West India Docks , 100 the Victoria Docks , and 150 the Surrey Docks . To these must be added the great crowd of dumb barges which go from wharf to wharf , and from ship to ship ...
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Dictionary of the Thames, from Oxford to the None: An Unconventional Handbook Charles Dickens Sin vista previa disponible - 1894 |
Dictionary of the Thames, from Oxford to the None: An Unconventional Handbook Charles Dickens Sin vista previa disponible - 1881 |
Dictionary of the Thames, from Oxford to the None: An Unconventional Handbook Charles Dickens Sin vista previa disponible - 1880 |
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Página 148 - Nothing in these Rules shall exonerate any ship, or the owner, or master, or crew thereof, from the consequences of any neglect to carry lights or signals, or of any neglect to keep a proper look-out, or of the neglect of any precaution which may be required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case.
Página 145 - ... light, so constructed as to show an uniform and unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the ship, viz., from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible on a dark night, with a clear atmosphere, at a distance of at least five miles.
Página 146 - ... use; and shall, on the approach of or to other vessels, be exhibited on their respective sides in sufficient time to prevent collision, in such manner as to make them most visible, and so that the green light shall not be seen on the port side nor the red light on the starboard side.
Página 147 - When both are running free, with the wind on different sides, the vessel which has the wind on the port side shall keep out of the way of the other.
Página 145 - ... exceeds 20 feet, then at a height above the hull not less than such breadth, so, however, that the light need not be...
Página 145 - ... points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the starboard side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles. (c) On the...
Página 146 - ... feet apart. The highest and lowest of these lights shall be red, and the middle light shall be white, and they shall...
Página 148 - Nothing in these rules shall interfere with the operation of any special rules made by the government of any nation with respect to additional station and signal lights for two or more ships of war or for vessels sailing under convoy...
Página 147 - If two ships under steam are meeting end on or nearly end on so as to involve risk of collision, the helms of both shall be put to port, so that each may pass on the port side of the other.
Página 147 - Where by the above rules one of two ships is to keep out of the way, the other shall keep her course.