The Merchant Ship in the British Atlantic, 1600–1800: Continuity and Innovation in a Key Technology by Phillip Reid (review)

Here the author should have followed his own advice: accurate estimates depend on the availability, representativity, and nature of sources. [...]Reid addresses why it took so long for the tiller to be replaced by the steering wheel. Computer-based simulation yields similar results, and with new arg...

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Published inTechnology and Culture Vol. 62; no. 3; pp. 933 - 935
Main Author Polónia, Amélia
Format Journal Article Book Review
LanguageEnglish
Published Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 01.07.2021
Subjects
18th century
Innovations
Maritime history
New technology
Owners
Risk aversion
Sailors
Seamen
Simulation
Technological change
United Kingdom > UK
England
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Summary:Here the author should have followed his own advice: accurate estimates depend on the availability, representativity, and nature of sources. [...]Reid addresses why it took so long for the tiller to be replaced by the steering wheel. Computer-based simulation yields similar results, and with new arguments, Reid agrees that risk-averse owners and sailors adopted the new technology only very slowly in the 1700s.
ISSN:0040-165X
1097-3729
1097-3729
DOI:10.1353/tech.2021.0124