Oceans:a scientific history of oceans and marine life

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Allaby Michael (Michael Allaby ; illustrations by Richard Garratt.)
Group Author: Garratt Richard (ill.)
Published: Facts on File,
Publisher Address: New York
Publication Dates: 2009.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Series: Discovering the Earth
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Carrier Form: xiii, 208 p.: col. ill., col. maps ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780816060993
0816060991
Index Number: Q178
CLC: Q178.53-4
P7-4
Call Number: P7-4/A416
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-198) and index.
Discusses the history of various topics related to oceans and oceanography, covering mapping, the origins of ocean basics, the ocean floor, measurement of depth and flow, the creatures that inhabits the depths of the sea, and the adventures of modern explorers.