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Ships and Science: The Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1800 (Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology)
Ships and Science The Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution 16001800 - Transformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology
Author: Larrie D. Ferreiro
Winner, 2007 John Lyman Award for Best Book in Science and Technology, sponsored by the North American Society for Oceanic History. — "Naval architecture was born in the mountains of Peru, in the mind of a French astronomer named Pierre Bouguer who never built a ship in his life." So writes Larrie Ferreiro at the beginning of this pioneer...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780262514156
ISBN-10: 026251415X
Publication Date: 3/31/2010
Pages: 432
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Publisher: The MIT Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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