Ships - This book looks at ships, sailing boats, jet skis and hydrofoils. It outlines the basic science of maritime technology, then tackles the key subjects of keeping afloat, power in the water, boat construction and control in separate chapters. Each chapter contains diagrams and cutaway artwork that reveals how everything from sailing a dinghy to the ocean liner has transformed science into technology.
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Nigel Hawkes is a Science Editor of The Times newspaper and author of many children's books on science, technology and space subjects.
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