I.C.B. Dear & Peter Kemp
678 p, 2. hamur, 12.5x19.5 cm
Oxford University Press, England, 2006
The most comprehensive and authoritative reference book of its kind. It brings together more than 2600 entries on every imaginable aspect of the seas and the vessels that sail on them, from shipbuilding, yachting, diving and marine mammals, to tidal power, piracy, and the literature and language of the sea.
Among the many new topics in this second edition are oceanography, marine archaeology, climate change, environmental issues, marine pollution, marine wildlife, underwater vehicles, tsunamis, warfare at sea, marine pollution, the Economic Exclusion Zone, and ship preservation. This "Companion" also includes authoritative and fascinating entries on maritime history: its naval battles, including Pearl Harbor and Trafalgar; its great ships, from Noah's Ark and the Bounty to the Titanic and the Mary Rose; and its most famous individuals, both real and fictional, including Christopher Columbus, Horatio Nelson, and Robinson Crusoe.
Entries are fully cross-referenced, and the text is illustrated with over 260 detailed drawings, making it more accessible than ever before.