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Denny Mark <1953-> |
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Float Your Boat! : The Evolution and Science of Sailing / / Mark Denny |
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Baltimore : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2009 |
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Baltimore, Md. : , : Project MUSE, , 2012 |
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©2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (278 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sails - Aerodynamics |
Sailboats - Design and construction |
Sailing |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [253]-257) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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