Cable
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A one-page encyclopedia entry on ship's cables from Rees's Cyclopedia. It describes how a cable is made from strands, twisted with staves and weighted against tangling, and notes the one-third shortening in length from twisting. It also gives a table relating circumference to number of threads and weight, British legislation on cordage, French marine proportions, and the etymology of the word. Weaving is not covered.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1819
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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