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field Of Ice continued TO drive up in his view, until
it came in contact with the Pier aor esaid when with
very little dmnuton ofis velocity, it struck off sev.
eral feet oil the whole upper surface OF the Pier.
pushed It quite across the top Of the standing part
and dropped 1t down on the upper side and went


Rejecting upon the immense Ioice thus exerted
(as the pier aforesaid was. believe, 60 feet square.
and probably strengthened with upright timbers of
great strength, and filled with stone and earh,) !
say, rejecting on .his matter, had desire to be
able TO measure that force by some comprehensibip
standard. say Of tons--bu, being deficient myself Of
the requisite mathematical learning, have conclu
ded to ask you TO publish this essay, with hope
that some OF our citizens will give US, through your
paper, solution.


have had the thickness Of the Ice on the Creek
opposte my house, measured, by boring hole
through it with screw auger-and by hooking the
Ice at the bottom, and measuring to the surface, it
was found to be Is inches thick Now, the question
that wish answered, is-what poacer in tons will
field Of Ice eighth Of an acre square (ss persons
may more readily estimate the size OF field Of Ice
By the acre than in any other way perhaps exert,
floating on the tide with velocity OF three miles
per hour-and supposng that Ice to be twelve inch
es thick land how much will that power be ncreas
ed for erery inch that the ice is increased in thick
ness by subsequent freezngse


The solution OF this question is not an ohjeo, Of
mere curiosity in practice may be Of consc
quence, in teaching the strength requisite to be
made use OF employed, to resist The impulse Office
IN the tides ,cay--moving with the velocity as is
above stated


An answer to these questions will much oblige


MENTOR.