Tangency Press Essay 1 (27·IV·2014)

Capturing the Curve: The underlying concepts

in the design of La Belle (1684)

Taras Pevny

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The system underlying the labeling of the frame positions on La Belle. The superimposed curves are drawn joining the surmarks on the vessel's starboard side. The deadwood before frame VIA and abaft of frame VIIIID is shaded. (Illustration by T. Pevny)