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A form of what is now called general average was included in the Lex Rhodia, the Rhodes Maritime Code of c. 800 BC. [4] Julius Paulus quoted from the law around the turn of the 3rd century, and these quotes are preserved, and an excerpt is included in Justinian's 6th-century Digest of Justinian (part of the Corpus Juris Civilis), although the Lex Rhodia is itself now lost.
To build the canal, the C&O Canal Company used a total of 74 lift locks that raised the canal from sea level at Georgetown to 610 feet (190 m) at Cumberland. [56] Locks 8–27 and their accompanying lock houses were made from Seneca red sandstone, quarried from the Seneca Quarry , as was Aqueduct No. 1, better known as Seneca Aqueduct .
Quizlet was founded in October 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, who at the time was a 15-year old student, [2] and released to the public in January 2007. [3] Quizlet's primary products include digital flash cards , matching games , practice electronic assessments , and live quizzes.
Seawater, or sea water, is water from a sea or ocean. On average, seawater in the world's oceans has a salinity of about 3.5% (35 g/L, 35 ppt, 600 mM). This means that every kilogram (roughly one liter by volume) of seawater has approximately 35 grams (1.2 oz) of dissolved salts (predominantly sodium ( Na +
The commercial tender awarded to Serco Denholm also included the management of naval bases Devonport, Portsmouth and Clyde. [3] At the time of the International Festival of the Sea in 2005, Serco Denholm were operating over 120 vessels in support of the Naval Service, including tugs, passenger vessels, pilot boats and a range of stores and tank ...
During August 1996, Costain Group's Merseyside based Land & Marine business was purchased for £11.3 million. [6] On 29 March 2007, the firm purchased Adsteam’s Liverpool-based towage operation. [7] [8] Smit International has been involved in the removal of hazardous substances, such as bunker fuel, from wrecks. [3]
In statistics, trend analysis often refers to techniques for extracting an underlying pattern of behavior in a time series which would otherwise be partly or nearly completely hidden by noise. If the trend can be assumed to be linear, trend analysis can be undertaken within a formal regression analysis , as described in Trend estimation .
Towage may refer to: Towing, or a charge or fee associated with it; Tugboat, a boat that maneuvers larger boats ... Statistics; Cookie statement; Mobile view ...