Float your boat! : the evolution and science of sailing / Mark Denny.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.Description: 265 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9780801890093 (hbk. : alk. paper)
- 623.88 22
- VK543 .D45 2009
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Books | Raman Research Institute Library | 629.125 DEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 25872 |
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.
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