Oceans:a scientific history of oceans and marine life
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Facts on File,
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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. |