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The lines of the vessel are beautifully fair and fine, and are what J. Scott Russell has called “wave-lines,” or trochoidal lines, such as Rankine has shown to be the best possible for easy propulsion.

From A History of the Growth of the Steam-Engine by Thurston, Robert H.