Conquerors of time : exploration and invention in the age of daring
Fishlock, Trevor2004
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This is the story of the seafarers, engineers, inventors and trailblazers who built the sinews of transport and communication that held together the British Empire. It looks at their legacy and reflects on the astonishing adventure of it all, celebrating courage, innovation and grand ideas.
Main title:
Conquerors of time : exploration and invention in the age of daring / Trevor Fishlock.
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Imprint:
London : John Murray, 2004.
Collation:
xiii, 444 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., facsim., maps, ports. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes index.
ISBN:
9780719555176 (hbk)
Dewey class:
609
Language:
English
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BRN:
99487