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sail, navigation, radar, anchor, keel
Chris Oxlade : consultant: Trevor Blakeley
Ships and boats
64 pages
illustrations (some colour)
On cover: with 17 easy-to-do experiments and 300 exciting pictures Contents: What is a ship? -- How do ships float? -- The first boats -- Make simple boats -- The age of sail -- Steam power -- Shipbuilding -- Hulls -- Fast and slow -- Ship power -- Controlling a ship -- Power and steering -- Cargo ships -- Ship stability -- Ferries -- Fishing boats -- Anchors -- Sailing -- Sails for poewr -- Warships -- Submarines -- Diving and surfacing -- Pleasure craft -- Service boats -- Navigation and signals -- Navigation lights -- Shipping disasters -- In an emergency -- Keep afloat -- In port
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