Analytical science: Secrets of the Mary Rose
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## Contents

- Introduction
- Learning outcomes
- 1 The Mary Rose
- 2 Raising the Mary Rose
  - 2.1 Sonar and shipwrecks
- 3 The sinking of the Mary Rose - a Tudor mystery
- 4 Analysis of the Mary Rose crew's remains
  - 4.1 Determining the gender of the crew
  - 4.2 Determining height and weight
  - 4.3 Determining the on-board diet
  - 4.4 Determining the nationality of the crew
- 5 Preserving the Mary Rose
  - 5.1 Assessing the moisture content of wood
  - 5.2 Assessing the biological degradation of wood
  - 5.3 Powder X-ray diffraction of the Mary Rose timbers
- Conclusion
- Keep on learning
- Glossary
- References
- Acknowledgements

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