Anchors (Shire Library)

Anchors (Shire Library)

  • ただいまウェブストアではご注文を受け付けておりません。 ⇒古書を探す
  • 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版/ページ数 32 p.
  • 言語 ENG
  • 商品コード 9780747805083
  • DDC分類 623

Full Description


This book tells the fascinating story of how anchors evolved from their primitive origins to the special designs required for huge modern bulk carriers of a half a million tons deadweight.

Contents

Introduction; From ancient times to the middle ages; The sixteenth, seventeeth and eighteenth centuries; The nineteenth century; Modern developments; Further reading; Places to visit