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Cycles Maximus
www.cyclesmaximus.com
All of the Maximus team carry out work for this firm of trike builders.
Formula Schools
www.formulaschools.com/news/newsletter20.htm
The Anoraks' expert Rob Austin runs this scheme to get kids involved in engineering.
Jim Bond
www.jimbond.co.uk
This is Jim Bond's official site. He's a mechanical sculptor and expert for Maximus.
FAQ: Physics of Rowing
www-atm.physics.ox.ac.uk/rowing/physics/index.html
Comprehensive information on the physics of rowing from an Oxford University physicist.
The Galley in Combat
www.angelfire.com/ga4/guilmartin.com/Galley.html
Article on ancient galleys at war by American historian John Guilmartin.
Historical Sailing Ships
www.geocities.com/Area51/Vault/1820/WSP/ships.html
Looks at different ancient rowing and sailing ships with some illustrations.
How was a Trireme Built?
http://home-3.tiscali.nl/~meester7/engtrireme.html
Plenty of historical information on the engineering and operation of Ancient Greek and Roman triremes. The site has lots of diagrams and drawings.
Kinetic Energy
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/ke.html
Explains kinetic energy and looks at the mathematical formulae behind it.
Knowing Rowing
www.orra.org/rowing.html
Website from the US which lists 10 top tips on rowing.
The Mechanics and Biomechanics of Rowing
www.yorkshirerowing.co.uk/biomechanics.htm
Detailed notes on the science behind rowing with diagrams and mathematical formulae.
Paddling Pictures
www.beige.org/~vastator/suboptical/ucdb/2002/paddling.html
Video-clips of individuals paddling in a practice pool that stress the different techniques used.
Rowing Glossary
www.qra.org/visitors/glossary.html
Rowing terms glossary.
The Trireme Trust
www.atm.ox.ac.uk/rowing/trireme/
Formed at Oxford University in 1982 with the aim of resolving long-standing controversy about the design and performance of the Ancient trireme ship. A replica trireme, Olympias, was built in 1987 and photographs are online.
Basic Physics by Karl Kuhn (John Wiley & Sons, 1996)
A complicated subject made simple, this excellent resource takes all the basic concepts of an introductory physics course and brings them vividly to life.
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Galleons and Galleys by John Guilmartin (Weidenfeld & Nicholson Military, 2002)
Addresses the development of warfare at sea during Europe's rise to world domination between the 14th and the 17th centuries. It describes the challenge of harnessing human muscle power, the force of the wind and the energy of gunpowder to create effective fighting ships.
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Greeks at War by Philip De Souza (Osprey, 2004)
Exploring the events that inspired the film Alexander the Great, this book examines the rise and fall of the great Empires of the Classical world; the leaders, battles and military technologies that dominated the wars between Greece and Persia.
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The Grip of Gravity: The quest to understand the laws of motion and gravitation by Prabhakar Gondhalekar (Cambridge University Press, 2001)
Describes the fundamental concepts, developments and experiments, both performed and planned, to increase our understanding of gravity and the natural laws of motion.
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Rowing and Sculling: The complete manual by Bill Sayer (Robert Hale, 1996)
A comprehensive guide to the training techniques and principles of good oarsmanship. It takes into account equipment rigging and technique and incorporates new rigging tables.
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