عنوان
پدید آورنده
موضوع
رده
VK543 .D45 2009
VK543
.
D45
2009
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
(Number (ISBN
0801890098
(Number (ISBN
9780801890093
NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY NUMBER
Number
b749159
TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
Title Proper
Float your boat! :
General Material Designation
[Book]
Other Title Information
the evolution and science of sailing /
First Statement of Responsibility
Mark Denny.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Baltimore :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Johns Hopkins University Press,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
2009.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
265 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations ;
Dimensions
24 cm
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
Text of Note
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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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"In Float Your Boat! professional and amateur boaters alike will find intelligent and understandable answers to such questions as: What were the key innovations that made sailboats more efficient? How do you increase the speed of a boat? How do sailboats travel into the wind? Why are so many explanations of sailing so wrong?" "Sailing enthusiast and physicist Mark Denny first traces the evolution of the sailing craft, from prehistoric coracles made of animal skins and antlers to the sailboat's reinvention as a pleasure craft during the Industrial Revolution. He then identifies specific sailing phenomena - how wind drives modern Bermuda sloops, how torque determines stability, why hull speed exists - and provides the key physics principles behind them." "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."--Jacket.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Sailboats-- Design and construction.
Sailing.
Sails-- Aerodynamics.
Aerodynamik.
Sailboats-- Design and construction.
Sailing.
Sails-- Aerodynamics.
Segel.
Segeln.
Segelschiff.
DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Number
623
.
88
Edition
22
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
VK543
Book number
.
D45
2009
OTHER CLASS NUMBERS
Class number
UF
4500
Class number
ZO
6320
System Code
rvk
System Code
rvk
PERSONAL NAME - PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
Denny, Mark,1953-
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Date of Transaction
20201204090717.0
ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Electronic name
مطالعه متن کتاب [Book]
Y
