Introduction to Marine Engineering

Introduction. to
Marine Engineering

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Second Edition
Introduction to
Marine Engineering
D. A. Taylor, MSc, BSc, CENG, FIMarE, FRINA
Marine Consultant, Harbour Craft Services Ltd, Hong Kong
Formerly Senior Lecturer in Marine Technology, Hong Kong Polytechic University
AMSTERDAM BOSTON HEIDELBERG LONDON NEW YORK OXFORD
PARIS SAN DIEGO SAN FRANCISCO SINGAPORE SYDNEY TOKYO

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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
Taylor, D.A. (David Albert), 1946-
Introduction to marine engineering.- 2nd ed.
1. Marine engineering
I. Title
623.87
Library of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data
Taylor, D.A.
Introduction to marine engineering/D.A. Taylor. - 2nd ed.
p. cm.
ISBN 0 7506 2530 9
1. Marine engineering 2. Marine machinery. I. Title
VM600.T385 1990
623.87dc 89 71326
ISBN 0 7506 2530 9
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