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Re: More on pvc frames
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 12/1/2007, 12:47 am
In Response To: Re: More on pvc frames (Mike Savage)

: . . . Newton or Descartes may have felt awe looking at a strip built hull, yet
: there were many of the time who would have just nodded with knowledge.

Listened to a Book-on-Tape of a biography of Newton a while back. As I recall, the author pointed out the irony that Newton's astronomical observations, celestial computations, and mathematics allowed sailors to accurately predict times and heights of tides, and improved their ability to navigate on the worlds oceans. His calculus allowed boat builders to calculate displacements in boat designs. But he never sailed on a ship, and during his entire life he never got further than 30 miles from the spot where he was born. His work on tides was based on historical data and new data sent to him by post. He never saw the tide rise and fall on an ocean or sea.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Scott Shurlow -- 11/25/2007, 5:05 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2007, 2:30 pm
More on pvc frames *Pic*
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2007, 4:36 pm
Re: More on pvc frames
Charlie -- 11/29/2007, 4:40 pm
Re: More on pvc frames
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/29/2007, 8:33 pm
Re: More on pvc frames
Charlie -- 11/29/2007, 11:17 pm
Re: More on pvc frames
Paul G. Jacobson -- 11/30/2007, 6:47 am
Re: More on pvc frames
Mike Savage -- 11/30/2007, 5:45 pm
Re: More on pvc frames
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/1/2007, 12:47 am
Re: More on pvc frames
Mike Savage -- 12/1/2007, 8:10 am
Standing on the shoulders of giants
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/1/2007, 12:49 pm
Re: Standing on the shoulders of giants
Mike Savage -- 12/1/2007, 6:03 pm
Re: More on pvc frames
Charlie -- 11/30/2007, 12:25 pm
And then there are other technologies . . .
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/1/2007, 12:01 am
Re: More on pvc frames
Mike Savage -- 11/29/2007, 7:54 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Niven -- 11/26/2007, 2:03 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
kelly t -- 11/26/2007, 7:34 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Scott Shurlow -- 11/26/2007, 8:02 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Niven -- 11/27/2007, 3:32 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame *LINK*
Niven -- 11/27/2007, 3:47 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Charlie -- 11/25/2007, 6:22 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Scott Shurlow -- 11/26/2007, 8:09 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Charlie -- 11/26/2007, 10:44 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Scott Shurlow -- 11/27/2007, 6:07 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Bill Hamm -- 11/28/2007, 1:59 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Dan Caouette (CSFW) -- 11/28/2007, 2:02 pm
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Bill Hamm -- 11/29/2007, 2:31 am
Re: Skin-on-Frame: pvc frame
Mike Savage -- 11/27/2007, 1:23 pm
Maybe this, instead *LINK*
Dave G -- 11/26/2007, 10:24 am