Fathoming the Ocean

Fathoming the Ocean
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 0674016912
ISBN-13 : 9780674016910
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Book Synopsis Fathoming the Ocean by : Helen M. Rozwadowski

Download or read book Fathoming the Ocean written by Helen M. Rozwadowski and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2005 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: By the middle of the 19th century, as scientists explored the frontiers of polar regions and the atmosphere, the ocean remained silent and inaccessible. Rozwadowski explores the scientific and cultural history of how this changed.


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