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To harness the wind : a short history of the development of sails
- Title
- To harness the wind : a short history of the development of sails / Leo Block.
- Author
- Block, Leo, 1920-
- Publication
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2003.
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- Description
- xv, 164 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-154) and index.
- Contents
- Egypt and the early Mediterranean.-- The lateen sail.-- The Viking contribution.-- The full-rigged ship.-- The square rig.-- The fore-and-aft rig.-- Two classic sailing rigs.-- Points of sail.-- Sail area adjustments.-- Schooners.-- The reign of the clipper ship.-- Weatherliness.-- Sails in China and the Pacific islands.
- Call Number
- JSE 03-1148
- ISBN
- 1557502099
- LCCN
- 2002007012
- OCLC
- 49823303
- Author
- Block, Leo, 1920-
- Title
- To harness the wind : a short history of the development of sails / Leo Block.
- Imprint
- Annapolis, Md. : Naval Institute Press, c2003.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-154) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JSE 03-1148