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“Divers and Diving” is a vintage book on diving, looking in detail at its history and developments in equipment, technique, and purpose. With detailed descriptions of every aspect of diving as well as interesting accounts of notable historical dives and salvage operations, this volume constitutes a must-have for those with an interest in the history and evolution of diving. Contents include: “Diving in Olden Days”, “What Water Pressure Means”, “The Invention of the Diving Suit”, “Down Goes the Diver”, “Divers at Work”, 'The Dangers of Diving”, “The All-Metal Diving Dress”, “The Diving Bell”, “How Ships are Salved”, “Salving Ships Upside Down”, “Raising an American Submarine”, “The Treasure of the Laurentic”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction.

Полный вариант заголовка: «Memoires sur diverses antiquites de la Perse et sur les medailles des rois de la dynastie des Sassanides : suivis de l'histoire de cette dynastie trad. du Persan de Mirkhond / par A. I. Silvestre de Sacy».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Voyage en divers etats d'Europe et d'Asie : entrepris pour decouvrir un nouveau chemin a la Chine : contenant plusieurs remarques curieuses de physique, de geographie, d'hydrographie & d'histoire / [Philippe Avril]».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Travels from St. Petersburg, in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia : Vol. 2 : The continuation of the journey between Mosco and Pekin. To which is added (with special t.p.) a translation of the Journal of Mr. de Lange, resident of Russia at the court of Pekin, in the years 1721 & 1722. A journey from Mosco to Derbent in Persia, in the year 1722. A journey from St. Petersburg to Constantinople in the years 1737 and 1738. : in 2 vol.».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Travels from St. Petersburg, in Russia, to diverse parts of Asia : In 2 vol. Vol. 1. A journey to Ispahan in Persia, in the years 1715, 1716, 1717, and 1718. Part of a journey to Pekin in China, through Siberia, in the years 1719, 1720, and 1721».

Полный вариант заголовка: «Pieces diverses et correspondance : relatives aux operations de l'armee d'Orient en Egypt / imprimees en execution de l'arrete du Tribunat, en date du 7 Nivose an 9 de la Republique francaise».