The Roman merchant ship sail plan
Steering a windward passage
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19264286 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher J Davey (0000-0003-1345-8638, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 54 |
| Pages | 23-32 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Buried History The Journal of the Australian Institute of Archaeology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0007-6260 • E-ISSN: 2653-8385 |
| Publisher | Australian Institute of Archaeology (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.62614/pzp9xq41 |
| OpenAlex | W4394944523 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 9 |
Two papers about the introduction of the spritsail during the Roman period in previous editions of Buried History are updated with additional references and hypotheses. A revised interpretation of Problem 7 in the Aristotelian corpus Mekhanika is given but the foregoing proposition that the introduction of spritsails made sailing to windward routine for Roman merchant sailing ships is retained. It is suggested that extremes of wind strength were the main inhibitors of windward sailing because it reduced boat speed, which in turn diminished lateral resistance and increased leeway
Aeronautics · Archaeology · Marine engineering · Plan (archaeology) · Engineering · Environmental Science · History · Law, logistics, and international trade · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Maritime Security and History
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| Highly cited | No |
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