THE SHIPWRIGHT's VADE-MECUM: A CLEAR AND FAMILIAR INTRODUCTION TO THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE OF SHIP-BUILDING: INCLUDING THE MORE COMPLEX RULES OF ARITHMETIC MADE USE OF IN THAT ART; WITH SO MUCH OF THE PRINCIPLES OF PRACTICAL GEOMETRY AND MENSURATION AS ARE REQUIRED IN THE PRACTICE THEREOF. ALSO, A DESCRIPTION OF THE SLIDING RULE; RULES FOR THE ADMEASUREMENT OF TIMBER WITH SEVERAL USEFUL TABLES, AND TABLES OF DIMENSIONS, &c. ILLUSTRATED WITH FOUR LARGE ACCURATE DRAUGHTS, FITTED UP SEPARATELY, AND NUMEROUS SMALLER figures. LONDON: PRINTED FOR P. STEEL, AT THE NAVIGATION-WAREHOUSE, |