Early British Swimming 55BC-AD1719 - - Nicholas Orme - Paperback Bog - University of Exeter - 1983 - Engelsk - Booktok.dk
Brand: University of Exeter
Description
In 1857 Everard Digby published the first scientific treatise on swimming – and one of the first on any modern sport. Nicholas Orme rehabilitates Digby as a pioneer of the history of sport. The book opens with a history of swimming in Britain from the Romans to the sixteenth century, which is followed by an account of Digby’s life and work.
