Screen LibraryEncyclopedia of marine science
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Facts on File,
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| Publisher Address: | New York, NY |
| Publication Dates: | c2009. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Facts on File science library |
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| Carrier Form: | xiv, 626 p.: ill., maps ; 28 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780816050222 (alk. paper) 0816050228 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | P7 |
| CLC: | P7-61 |
| Call Number: | P7-61/N617 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- A note on measurements and conversions -- Entries A-Z -- FEATURE ESSAYS: Marine embedment anchors: A twist on anchors / Royce Randlett, Jr. -- Undersea exploration: A biographical sketch of Jacques-Yves Cousteau / Robert G. Williams -- Air-sea interactions: A biographical sketch of Vagn Walfrid Ekman / Robert G. Williams -- Drill ship: Glomar Challenge / Bradley A. Weymer -- The Sargasso Sea: Sea of legends / Robert G. Williams -- Cold seeps: It is not all hot stuff / Robert G. Williams -- Antarctica's tabletops: Bergs of note / Kyle R. Dedrick -- Icebreaking : A marine scien |