Screen LibraryFloat your boat!：the evolution and science of sailing
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Johns Hopkins University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Baltimore |
| Publication Dates: | 2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | 265 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780801890093 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0801890098 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | U674 |
| CLC: | U674.91 |
| Call Number: | U674.91/D412 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-257) and index. 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. |