Description
What makes a blade good for figure skating? How curved should it be?
Henry Eugene Vandervell, the "father of English figure skating," asked these questions over a century ago and used his knowledge of mathematics, physics, and skating to answer them. This book presents an account of his experiments and calculations. The results strongly influenced the development of figure skate blades. Most of today's blades are not far from Vandervell's recommendations.
Only a handful of copies of The Figure Skate have survived. This new edition makes Vandervell's work widely available and accessible. It includes the full text of the original work, a new introduction describing Vandervell's life, and commentary explaining his calculations. Everyone interested in the science behind figure skating will enjoy this book.
Author: H. E. Vandervell
Publisher: Skating History Press
Published: 03/15/2020
Pages: 118
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d
ISBN13: 9781948100069
ISBN10: 1948100061
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Winter Sports | Ice & Figure Skating
- Science | Physics | Mathematical & Computational
- History | Social History
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