Recomienda este artículo a tus amigos:
Coal, Steam and Ships: Engineering, Enterprise and Empire on the Nineteenth-Century Seas - Science in History Smith, Crosbie (University of Kent, Canterbury)
Coal, Steam and Ships: Engineering, Enterprise and Empire on the Nineteenth-Century Seas - Science in History
Smith, Crosbie (University of Kent, Canterbury)
In this engaging exploration of the trials and tribulations of the first mail steamships, Crosbie Smith reveals the uncertainties of Victorian life on the seas. This innovative history shows, in rich detail, how enterprises engineered their ships, constructed empire-wide systems of navigation and won or lost public confidence in the process.
420 pages, 40 b/w illus. 6 tables
| Medios de comunicación | Libros Hardcover Book (Libro con lomo y cubierta duros) |
| Publicado | 5 de julio de 2018 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107196728 |
| Editores | Cambridge University Press |
| Páginas | 468 |
| Dimensiones | 234 × 162 × 30 mm · 886 g |
| Lengua | Inglés |