Float your boat! : the evolution and science of sailing / Mark Denny.
Author/creator |
Denny, Mark, 1953- |
Format | Electronic and Book |
Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, |
Description | 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete |
Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
Subject(s) |
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Contents | Evolution: from prehistory to the age of sail -- Analysis: square-rigged ship motion -- Evolution: from the age of sail to the modern yacht -- Analysis: fore-and-aft boat motion-introducing lift and drag -- A lot of torque -- Flying through water -- Windsurfing. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-257) and index. |
Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
Genre/form | Electronic books. |
LCCN | 2008013283 |
ISBN | 9780801890093 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0801890098 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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