{"product_id":"the-figure-skate-h-e-vandervell-9781948100069","title":"The Figure Skate: A Research into the Form of Blade Best Adapted to Curvilinear Skating","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a blade good for figure skating? How curved should it be?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. E. Vandervell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1948100061\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781948100069\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skating History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/15\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 118\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.28d","brand":"H. E. Vandervell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942675644671,"sku":"9781948100069","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_66c902e1-784c-420b-85fe-9fd31334c39e.jpg?v=1681493710","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-figure-skate-h-e-vandervell-9781948100069","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}