| ID: | 7617 |
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| Entry Text: | Ferreiro, Larrie D. Ships and Science: The Birth of Naval Architecture in the Scientific Revolution, 1600-1800. Trnsformations: Studies in the History of Science and Technology Series. Cambridge: MIT UP, 2007, xvii, 441 pp. Professionalization of naval architecture: e.g., sails, stability, speed; Pierre Bouguer, 1698-1758. |