Float Your Boat! - The Evolution and Science of Sailing

Informationen zum Autor After earning a Ph.D. in theoretical physics from Edinburgh University, Mark Denny pursued research at Oxford University from 1981 to 1984, then moved into a career in industry. He is the author of Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World and Blip, Ping, and Buzz: Making Sense of Radar and Sonar , both published by Johns Hopkins. Denny is now semi-retired and lives on Vancouver Island. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Mark Denny, Denny Mark
• Editore: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.02.2009
• EAN: 9780801890093
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-9009-3
• Pagine: 280
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Veicoli, aerei , imbarcazioni, viaggi aerospaziali > Imbarcazioni; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Tecnica > Meccanica, tecnica di produzione; SCIENCE / Physics / General, Sailing, SPORTS & RECREATION / History, history of sport, Physics, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Sailing