Un Siecle de navires scientifiques francais

Estival, Bernard: 2003 Paris, hardcover with dust jacket, 200 pages. Illustrated with many photos. Un siècle de navires scientifiques français traces a hundred years of French oceanographic and research vessels, from the pioneers of the late nineteenth century to modern multi-purpose ships, showing how their design evolved with scientific needs and technology. Bernard Estival combines ship profiles, technical data and many photographs with concise historical texts on missions and institutions, making this a key reference on France’s contribution to marine science at sea ISBN 9782914622219 in very good condition. French language