Argonaut, sectional view submerged, 1901. Man in conning-tower making observations. Second man steering…
Argonaut, side view submerged, 1901. Key: C-driving wheel, E-rudder and guiding wheel, G-air lock, K-compartment…
Prime parry. The thrust in prime for the left side of the body is parried by the act of striking…
Son of Peleus, king of the Myrmidons. Hero of the Trojan War. Thetis is said to have dipped him, while…
Alfonso XII (Alfonso Francisco de Asís Fernando Pío Juan María de la Concepción Gregorio Pelayo;…
Simple knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the…
Figure eight knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope…
Common sheet bend connects two ropes. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing…
Common bowline. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is…
Reef knot or square knot. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the…
Carrick bend joins two ropes. Note: the loop of a knot is called the bright. The standing part of the…
Flemish loop. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the…
Chain knot and toggle. The toggle is pulled to tighten up all the loops. Note: the loop of a knot is…
Sheepshank. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing part" of the rope is the…
Bowline on a bight show in two stages. Note: the loop of a knot is called the "bright." The "standing…
Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…
Sing a Song of Sixpence; A pocket full of rye; Four-and-twenty blackbirds; Bak'd in a pie; When the…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's…
Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall. Humpty Dumpty had a great fall; All the king's horses and all the king's…
The largest bowed stringed instrument in the modern orchestra,. The double bass, usually considered…
An instrument having an upright triangular frame consisting of a pillar, a curved neck, and a hollow…
View of the Boston Massacre from an old print engraved, printed, and sold by Paul Revere, Boston.
There was an old man of Kilkenny; Who never had more than a penny; He spent all that money; In onions…
The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The log thrown down by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.
The Frogs Who Wanted a King. The stork sent by Jupitor in answer to the frogs' request for a king.
Fowl finds a precious stone. "The best thing in the world is worth nothing to you if you have no use…
Columbus being received by King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella at Barcelona, after returning from the…