Boats, Boffins and Bowlines: The Stories of Sailing Inventors and Innovations by George Drower (Paperback, 2006)

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Featuring a foreword by Ben Ainslie, Olympic gold medal winner, this book reveals the stories behind the apparatus used by sailors and navigators. It tells how: Frenchman Boulanger produced the first binoculars in 1859; and William Armstrong devised the yacht winch. It also covers: screw propellers; radio telephones; fibreglass boat, and more.

Product Identifiers

PublisherT.H.E. Hi-Story Press LTD
ISBN-139780750933650
eBay Product ID (ePID)86567727

Product Key Features

Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBoats, Boffins and Bowlines: the Stories of Sailing Inventors and Innovations
Publication Year2006
SubjectEvolution, History
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaBiographies & True Stories, Sports
AuthorGeorge Drower
FormatPaperback

Dimensions

Item Height198 mm
Item Weight390 g
Item Width127 mm

Additional Product Features

Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorGeorge Drower
TopicShips

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