| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 434 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits |
| Contents |
Introduction : The fluid envelope of our planet -- The way of the sea : knowledge of oceanic circulation before the nineteenth century -- Groping through the darkness : the problem of deep ocean circulation -- Boundaries built with numbers : making the ocean mathematical -- Evangelizing in the wilderness : dynamic oceanography comes to Canada -- 'Physische Meereskunde' : from Germany to physical oceanography in Berlin, 1900-1935 -- 'Découverte de l'océan' : Monaco and the failure of French oceanography -- Slipping away from Norway : dynamic oceanography comes to the United States -- Facing the Atlantic and the Pacific : dynamic oceanography re-emerges in Canada, 1930-1950 -- Studying The oceans and the oceans -- Appendix : Textbooks of physical oceanography |
| Summary |
A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-418) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Oceanography -- History
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Oceanographers -- Biography
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SCIENCE -- History.
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Oceanographers
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Oceanography
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Meereskunde
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Meereskunde -- Geschichte.
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Meereskunde.
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Forschung.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781442697744 |
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1442697741 |
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