Download or read book The Built Up Ship Model written by Charles G. Davis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1989-12-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A classic in its field, THE BUILT-UP SHIP MODEL is an expert guide aimed at model builders with experience, patience, and a passion for building "the real thing". Photographs illustrate day-to-day work in progress. Over 100 drawings demonstrate correct implementation of the more complex instructions. In his introduction, the author chronicles the exciting career of the LEXINGTON and the role it played in America's fight for freedom.

Download or read book Ship Models written by Charles G. Davis and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1986-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete, step-by-step instructions for building schooners, galleons, clipper ships, more. Includes scale plans for 1846 clipper ship Sea Witch. Excellent guide for both the novice and the practiced woodworker — from the first steps in selecting proper materials to final task of painting the model. Over 150 photographs.

Download or read book The Sailing Frigate written by ROBERT GARDINER and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2013-02-15 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich houses the largest collection of scale ship models in the world. Many of the models are official, contemporary artifacts made by the craftsmen of the Royal Navy or the shipbuilders themselves, ranging from the mid-seventeenth century to the present day. As such they represent a three-dimensional archive of unique importance and authority. Treated as historical evidence, they offer more detail than even the best plans, and demonstrate exactly what the ships looked like in a way that even the finest marine painter could not achieve. Now available in paperback, this book tells the story of the evolution of the cruising ship under sail. It includes a large number of model photos all in full-color as well as close-up and detail views. These are captioned in depth, but many are also annotated to focus attention on interesting or unusual features. Although pictorial in emphasis, The Sailing Frigate weaves the pictures into an authoritative text, producing an unusual and attractive form of technical history. While the series will be of particular interest to ship modelers, all those with an interest in ship design and development will be attracted to the in-depth analysis of these beautifully presented books.

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Download or read book Great Short Games of the Chess Masters written by Fred Reinfeld and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted authority recapitulates 80 brilliant short games featuring lightning-quick winning strategies by Keres, Hanauer, Maroczy and scores of other great players who artfully outmaneuvered their adversaries. Author’s commentary helps make each game a unique lesson in the fine points of championship chess.

Download or read book Great Brilliancy Prize Games of the Chess Masters written by Fred Reinfeld and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noted authority analyzes and annotates 50 games — spanning nearly 70 years of competition — recognized for imaginative and inventive combinations. Steinitz vs. Lasker, London; Capablanca vs. Janowski, New York; Alekhine vs. Marshall, New York; Botvinnik vs. Tartakower, Nottingham; and many more. Invaluable instruction for players at every level. 50 diagrams.

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Download or read book Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi written by William J. Petersen and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1996-01-19 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Massive, richly documented study of Mississippi steamboating from 1823 to about 1870. Steamboats as cargo carriers, in Indian affairs, during Civil War, much more. Over 130 illustrations.

Download or read book Intriguing Puzzles in Math and Logic written by Stephen Barr and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1994 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 60 baffling brain benders: Two Glasses of Port, Wolf in Sheep's Compound, The Infinite Chessboard, Bughouse Binary, more. Answers.

Download or read book Famous Poems from Bygone Days written by Martin Gardner and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2013-02-20 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over 80 poems from the 19th and early 20th centuries, including works about love and war, ships and the sea, farms and family, life and death, heaven and hell.

Download or read book The History of Science from Augustine to Galileo written by Alistair Cameron Crombie and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 748 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rich, illuminating study of the Western scientific tradition from the collapse of the Roman Empire to the Scientific Revolution in the 17th century. Over 60 illus. Bibliography.

Download or read book The Gold Mines of Midian written by Richard F. Burton and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1995-01-01 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating chronicle of Burton's 1877 expedition to locate gold and other valuable metals in the Arabian peninsula.

Download or read book 1001 Questions Answered about Insects written by Alexander Barrett Klots and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the classification, growth, behavior, and senses of insects and describes their characteristics

Download or read book The Nature of Visual Illusion written by Mark Fineman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-12-19 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fascinating, profusely illustrated study explores the psychology and physiology of vision, including light and color, motion receptors, the illusion of movement, much more. Over 100 illustrations.

Download or read book The Microscope and how to Use it written by Georg Stehli and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1970-01-01 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In nontechnical language and with 119 photographs and drawings, the author clearly explains how a microscope works and what kind to use; how to adjust the instrument; and more. At the same time, Stehli shows how to prepare the objects being examined; how to use chloroform; and much more.