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Without elasticity, the varnish would soon crack, allowing water to penetrate the wood beneath. Prior to the development of modern polymer chemistry, varnish production was rudimentary. Originally, spar varnish was a "long oil" varnish, composed primarily of drying oil with a small proportion of resin, usually boiled linseed oil and rosin. [1]
The 1920 Belmont Stakes was the 52nd running of the Belmont Stakes.It was the 14th Belmont Stakes held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York and was held on June 12, 1920. With a field of only two horses, heavily favored Man o' War won the 1 3 ⁄ 8 –mile race (11 f; 2.2 km) by 20 lengths over Donnacona.
Man-of-war driving on a reef of rocks, and foundering in a gale, painting by George Philip Reinagle. The man-of-war design developed by Sir John Hawkins was a type of galleon which had three masts, each with three to four sails. The ship could be up to 60 metres long and could have up to 124 guns: four at the bow, eight at the stern, and 56 in ...
Man o' War (March 29, 1917 – November 1, 1947) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who is widely regarded as one of the greatest racehorses of all time. Several sports publications, including The Blood-Horse, Sports Illustrated, and the Associated Press, voted Man o' War as the best American racehorse of the 20th century.
Man O' War traces its origins to 1951 when the Man O' War Bay was established in Southern Cameroon, near Lake Victoria and Mount Cameroon, by Alec Dickson. [3] The organization was inspired by the principles of the British Outward Bound School. [4] One of the early adopters of Man O' War ideals was the Hope Wadell Training Institute in Calabar. [5]
A total of 1,315 jellyfish sightings were reported to the Marine Conservation Society for its annual review, including a 2% rise in the man o’war. More Portuguese man o’war jellyfish spotted ...
HMS Somerset saw action at the capture of the fortress of Louisbourg and Cape Breton Island during the Seven Years' War (a theatre known in the United States as the French and Indian War). In 1758, a British expedition under General Jeffery Amherst besieged the fortress at Louisbourg, beginning on 8 June. The British had 39 ships with about ...
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