The Chinese: A General Description of China and Its Inhabitants, المجلد 3Charles Knight & Company, 1844 |
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... ship's side . It must be observed , however , that the ship was then within pistol - shot of the battery . The Chinese , we may remark , have always acknow- ledged their great inferiority in gunnery . Before the Jesuits taught them to ...
... ship's side . It must be observed , however , that the ship was then within pistol - shot of the battery . The Chinese , we may remark , have always acknow- ledged their great inferiority in gunnery . Before the Jesuits taught them to ...
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... under the Tsin dynasty ( previous to A.D. 419 ) ships were steered to the south by the magnet . But it was not with the compass alone that the Chinese were so early acquainted : M. Klaproth has shown that 12 [ CHAP . XVIII , THE CHINESE .
... under the Tsin dynasty ( previous to A.D. 419 ) ships were steered to the south by the magnet . But it was not with the compass alone that the Chinese were so early acquainted : M. Klaproth has shown that 12 [ CHAP . XVIII , THE CHINESE .
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... of Egyptian vessels contained in Mr. Salt's collection of antiqui- ties , sold lately in London . Extracted from the Tung - shoo , or Dryandra cordata . nearer to the wind in light weather than our ships 14 [ CHAP . XVIII . THE CHINESE .
... of Egyptian vessels contained in Mr. Salt's collection of antiqui- ties , sold lately in London . Extracted from the Tung - shoo , or Dryandra cordata . nearer to the wind in light weather than our ships 14 [ CHAP . XVIII . THE CHINESE .
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... ships can do with canvass sails : but then , on the other hand , the flat bottom , without any keel whatever , oc- casions their falling fast to leeward , and gives the advantage altogether to our vessels . The clumsy anchors of the ...
... ships can do with canvass sails : but then , on the other hand , the flat bottom , without any keel whatever , oc- casions their falling fast to leeward , and gives the advantage altogether to our vessels . The clumsy anchors of the ...
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... ships , and two copper- bottomed vessels came lately from Siam to Canton . On this very ground , the local government would not permit them to ascend the river much beyond Wham- poa , the European anchorage . The ingenuity of the ...
... ships , and two copper- bottomed vessels came lately from Siam to Canton . On this very ground , the local government would not permit them to ascend the river much beyond Wham- poa , the European anchorage . The ingenuity of the ...
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