- that is used to
shorten a rope or take up slack, such as the
sheepshank. The
sheepshank knot is not stable. It will fall
apart under too much load or...
-
presented in
order of
increasing stability. This
version of the knot uses a
sheepshank, in this kind of
application also
known as a bell ringer's knot, to form...
-
Sheepshanks is a surname.
Notable people include: Anne
Sheepshanks (1794–1855),
English astronomical benefactor David Sheepshanks,
British businessman...
- his
collection to the
National Gallery in 1847. A
decade later John
Sheepshanks gave his
collection to the
South Kensington Museum (later the Victoria...
-
Richard Sheepshanks (30 July 1794 – 4
August 1855) was a
British astronomer.
Sheepshanks was born on 30 July 1794, in Leeds, the son of
Joseph Sheepshanks, a...
- bowline, reef knot (square knot),
round turn and two half-hitches, and
sheepshank. The
sheet bend is
related in
structure to the bowline; like the bowline...
-
Ernest Richard Sheepshanks (22
March 1910 – 31
December 1937), also
known as ****
Sheepshanks, was an
English amateur first-class
cricketer who pla****...
- The
Sheepshanks Equatorial Telescope was a 6.7-inch (170 mm)
aperture refracting telescope installed in 1838 at the
Royal Observatory in Greenwich. The...
- Mary
Ryott Sheepshanks (25
October 1872 – 21
January 1960) was a pacifist, feminist,
journalist and
social worker. She is not to be
confused with the...
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David Richard Sheepshanks CBE DL is the
founding and
current Chairman of the St George's Park
National Football Centre and
former chairman of Ipswich...
