Float your boat! : the evolution and science of sailing / / Mark Denny
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| Autore: |
Denny Mark <1953->
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| Titolo: |
Float your boat! : the evolution and science of sailing / / Mark Denny
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (278 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 623.88 |
| Soggetto topico: | Sailing |
| Sailboats - Design and construction | |
| Sails - Aerodynamics | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Whether you are an inquisitive landlubber who has never set foot in a boat, a casual weekend sailor, or an old salt who lives for the sea, Float Your Boat! is an accessible guide to the physics of sailing. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Float Your Boat |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-9568-5 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910808715903321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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