Matt, there are thousands of details that would not fit in the published manual. Some are well fleshed-out, some are just notes, some are amorphous and will take shape based on the discussions in the Artemis forums.
Whenever you have a question please drop by the Artemis Universe forums and ask it.
"Damn the torpedoes! Four bells, Captain Drayton!"
(Likely actual words of Admiral David Farragut, USN, at the battle of Mobile Bay. Four bells was the signal for the engine room to make full steam ahead).