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with from the water precisely
that degree of velocity which
the water itself would acquire
were it not for the resistance
it meets with from the land.

This is to see as plain as
possible and I believe the
Idea to be perfectly new.

I have always have heard it
asserted that it is perfectly
indifferent whether a Vessel
turns its side or its head
down the River when it
is descending without the
help of Wind or Oars. I
have also heard that the Rudder
has no effect on a Vessel in
such circumstances, but I
found when I tried the experiment
on the Angare that she moved
fast enough thro' the water
by its gravity alone for me
to be able to steer it by its
rudder from one side to the other
another

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Date_1	1783-10-15	Marginal Summary Numbering
Box	539	Main Headings
Folio number	439	Info in main headings field
Image	002	Titles
Category	Correspondence	Number of Pages
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Penner	Samuel Bentham	Watermarks
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