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Historical dictionary of tennis /
The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years. It can trace its roots to games played by monks in the 12th century. Through the years the game has evolved from one in which the ball was struck with the hands to the modern game in which rackets are used to propel...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lanham, Md. :
Scarecrow Press,
c2011.
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| Colección: | Historical dictionaries of sports.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The sport of tennis has been played in one form or another for more than 800 years. It can trace its roots to games played by monks in the 12th century. Through the years the game has evolved from one in which the ball was struck with the hands to the modern game in which rackets are used to propel the ball in excess of 150 miles per hour. From the sport of the elite to the sport played by elite athletes, tennis has grown immensely in the past 135 years and it remains one of the few sporting pastimes thatis played extensively by people of all ages and all nationalities. The Historical Diction. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxiv, 419 p.). |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-418). |
| ISBN: | 9780810874909 0810874903 1283224585 9781283224581 9786613224583 6613224588 |