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One of four original Swan and Raven models used by Froude

Froude

1867

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by

Froude

1867

Pivot for Froude's Resistance Dynamometer

Froude

1870-1871

Working model of William Froude's hull-model shaping machine

Froude

1872-1956

Original Froude screw dynamometer

Froude
One of four original Swan and Raven models used by William froude on River Dart in 1867 measuring 12 foot in length.

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by

Froude

1867
Circular slide rule by Troughton and Simms, designed by William Froude c.1877, with inscription plate and three logarithmic scales, used at the Admiralty Experimental Establishment, by Troughton and Simms, London, 1887

Circular slide rule

Froude

1877

Plaque of William Froude

Froude

1930-1947
One of four original Swan and Raven models used by William Froude on River Dart in 1867 measuring 12 foot in length.

One of four original Swan and Raven models used by

Froude

1867

Plaque for circular slide rule

Froude

1877

Circular slide rule

Froude

1877

Counterweight (3 parts) from original Froude Resistance Dynamometer

Froude

1870
William Froude's automatic roll recorder used to automatically record the rolling of ships at sea, first used on trials of the HMS 'Devastation' in 1873, devised and constructed by William Froude, Torquay, Torbay, Devon, England, 1872 This instrument was modified by Mr Froude in 1882 for trials of HMS Inflexible and a nyumber of other ships. It was last used in 1925 for trials on HMS Vixen [Eduard von Fischer 30/10/12]

Ship's automatic roll recorder

Froude

1872
Wooden framework for Froude's Resistance Dynamometer, c.1871

Framework for Froude's Resistance Dynamometer

Froude

1870-1871
Lattice-work index arm with lead counterweight on a wood level, for Froude's Resistance Dynamometer, c.1871

Index arm with lead counterweight, for Froude's Resistance Dynamometer

Froude

1870-1871