TRANSPORTATION / Ships & Boats / History

Paper · Semantic Scholar

The construction of a vessel (from a boat to a large ship) and its maintenance requires waterproofing of its hull and protection against water corrosion and the aggression of microorganisms, worms and other pests. What could be more logical than using an easily accessible and applicable hydrophobic adhesive material? Many substances have been used over time such as resins, bitumen, plant tars, pure or mixed with bee…

Reference · Wikidata

past events and their documentation, studied through historiography, archaeology, and related disciplines