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Maritime technology in the ancient economy : ship-design and navigation /

: 264 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [235]-258) and index. : 9781887829847
1887829849 : 1063-4304 ; : Sara.lib

Published 2017
The Resurgam submarine : 'a project for annoying the enemy' /

: The Resurgam is one of the earliest 'working' submarines, designed by Victorian engineer George William Garrett. This text describes how the Resurgam was built, how she may have worked and what happened to her.
: Previously issued in print: 2017. : 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). : Specialized. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9781784915834 (ebook) :

Published 2016
The western Christian presence in the Russias and Qajar Persia, c.1760-1870 /

: Winner of The 2018 Saidi-Sirjani Book Award In The Western Christian Presence in the Russias and Qājār Persia, c.1760-c.1870 , Thomas O'Flynn vividly paints the life and times of missionary enterprises in early nineteenth-century Russia and Persia at a moment of immense change when Tsarist Russia embarked on an expansionist campaign reaching to the Caucasus. Simultaneously he charts the relationship between the new Persian dynasty of the Qājārs and missionary activity on the part of European and American missionaries. This book reconstructs that world from a predominantly religious perspective. It recounts the sustaining ideals as well as the everyday struggles of the western missionaries, Protestant (Scottish, Basel and American Congregationalist) and Catholic (Jesuit and Vincentian). It looks at the reactions of diverse tribal peoples, the Tatars of the North Caucasus, the Kabardians and Circassians. Persia was the ultimate goal of these missionaries, which they eventually reached in the 1820s. Altogether this study throws light on the troubled course of history in West Asia and provides the background to politico-religious conflicts in Chechnya and Persia that persist to the present day.
: 1 online resource. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004313545 : 0924-9389 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.

Published 2003
Boats, ships and shipyards : proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology, Venice 2000 /

: "ISBSA 9."
"Università Ca' Foscari Venezia, Dipartimento di scienze dell'antichità e del Vicino Oriente." : xiv, 362 p. : ill. ; 31 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 1842170937

Published 2001
The role of the physical environment in ancient Greek seafaring /

: In this study of the world of ancient Greek mariners, the relationship between the natural environment and the techniques and technology of seafaring is focused upon. An initial description of the geology, oceanography and meteorology of Greece and the Mediterranean, is followed by discussion of the resulting sailing conditions, such as physical hazards, sea conditions, winds and availability of shelter, and environmental factors in sailing routes, sailing directions, and navigational techniques. Appendices discuss winter and night sailing, ship design, weather prediction, and related areas of socio-maritime life, such as settlement, religion, and warfare. Wide-ranging sources and illustrations are used to demonstrate both how the environment shaped many of the problems and constraints of seafaring, and also that Greek mariners' understanding of the environment was instrumental in their development of a highly successful seafaring tradition.
: 1 online resource (viii, 363 pages) : illustrations, maps. : Includes bibliographical references and index. : 9789004351073 : 0169-8958 ; : Available to subscribing member institutions only.