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Bends Compressed Air in the History of Science, Diving, and Engineering

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Auteur:	Phillips, John
Titel:	Bends Compressed Air in the History of Science, Diving, and Engineering
Uitgever:	Yale University Press
ISBN:	9780300071252
Land van oorsprong:	United States
Prijs:	€ 65.25
Verschijningsdatum:	23-06-1998
Bericht:	Langere levertijd (2-3 weken)

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Categorie:	Mathematics & science
Geillustreerd:	47 b-w illus.
Dewey code:	616.9894

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Verschijningsvorm:	Hardback
Paginas:	272
Hoogte mm.:	210
Breedte mm.:	140
Gewicht gr.:	490

Inhoud:

With the invention of compressed air in the 1840s, divers could reach previously inaccessible deep water, but the advances also brought with them the hazards of decompression sickness. This is a history of the wonders compressed air brought about and the suffering the bends inflicted.