Steam At Sea: Two Centuries of Steam-Powered Ships
de Denis Griffiths
- Usado
- Muy bueno
- Tapa dura
- First
- Estado
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0851776663
- ISBN 13
- 9780851776668
- Librería
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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States
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E-062: Conway Maritime Pr. Very Good. 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Conway Maritime Press. 1997. 242 pgs. Illustrated with Black and White Plates. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present. Bound in cloth boards with gilt titles present. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. This volume covers the development and decline of the steam engine from the late-18th century to the present day. It is not a history of the steamship, but the story of the machinery which powered those ships. It aims to tell the story of marine engineering development through the steamship and the job it did both in commercial and naval terms. Steam set ships free from the vagaries of wind, but in the early days the space requirement for machinery and fuel was a high price to pay for the new propulsion. However, once steam had established itself its power became its own driving force. But now, at the end of the 20th century, the age of steam is rapidly drawing to a close. In dealing with the long and slow evolution which is the story of steam, the book highlights all the signficant changes, such as the first innovations in Britain, the early developments on the American rivers and coasts, the developments of the triple-expansion engine, the creation of the steam turbine and, much later, the application of nuclear power. The growth of new industries ashore and the prospects of employment for skilled engineers, unskilled stokers and trimmers are other important aspects of the story. This illustrated work should be a useful reference for anyone interested in the story of the steamship, either commercial or naval. E-062; 4to 11" - 13" tall .
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- Librería
- Last Exit Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 51775
- Título
- Steam At Sea: Two Centuries of Steam-Powered Ships
- Autor
- Denis Griffiths
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Very Good
- Edición
- First Edition; First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0851776663
- ISBN 13
- 9780851776668
- Editorial
- Conway Maritime Pr
- Lugar de publicación
- E-062
- Fecha de publicación
- 2001
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