Physics of sailing /

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Author / Creator:Kimball, John.
Imprint:Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC ; London : Taylor & Francis [distributor], c2010.
Description:xvii, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8348964
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ISBN:9781420073768 (pbk.)
1420073761 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes index.
Summary:This title provides an introduction to the basic science underlying the sport of sailing. It illustrates the many ways physics can be used to understand the principles of sailboat propulsion and how sailing has developed in parallel with scientific ideas.