Engineering:Steering pole
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A steering pole is a light spar extending from the bow of a straight deck ship which aids the wheelsman in steering.[1] Ancient literature indicates that steering poles have long been part of boat construction, and are referred to in ancient texts such as the Epic of Gilgamesh.[2][3]
References
- ↑ "United States Patent: 5390622 - Steering pole for jet propulsion boat". http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=5390622.PN.&OS=PN/5390622&RS=PN/5390622.
- ↑ "Babylonian Story of the Deluge". https://www.scribd.com/doc/8458875/Babylonian-Story-of-the-Deluge.
- ↑ "Andrew Jacobs has moved". http://www.faculty.ucr.edu/~andrew/bible/gilgamesh.htm.
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