Chapter ID: CBB980289770

Nautical Technology (2014)

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The chapter presents the nautical technology of Mediterranean ships from prehistory through to the modern period. The emphasis is on hull design and the steering and propulsion systems. The chapter addresses the following questions: was ship design the product of mere technological invention or the result of economic or political environments that induced technological solutions? How did nautical technology contribute to seafaring capabilities and to spatial and horizon shrinkage in the Mediterranean and beyond? What were the by-products of this evolution in nautical technology?

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Book Peregrine Horden; Sharon Kinoshita (2014) A Companion to Mediterranean History. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Arnaud, Pascal
Cossons, Neil
Hicks, Robert D.
Holbrook, Jarita C.
Lambert, Craig L
Medas, Stefano
Journals
Geographia antiqua
Mariner's Mirror
Technology and Culture
Technai, An International Journal for Ancient Science and Technology
Publishers
Cambridge University Press
Alfred A. Knopf
Archaeopress
Ashgate
Boydell & Brewer
Boydell Press
Concepts
Sea travel
Ships and shipbuilding
Marine transportation
Navigation
Technology
Sailing ships
People
Witsen, Nicolaas
Pryor, John
Time Periods
Ancient
19th century
14th century
20th century
Medieval
15th century
Places
Mediterranean region
Great Britain
Egypt
Europe
Mesopotamia
Rome (Italy)
Institutions
Great Britain. Royal Navy
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