Author: Walter LenzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
Ocean Sciences: Their History and Relation to Man
Author: Walter LenzOceanographic History
Author: Keith Rodney BensonPublisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 9780295982397
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
From a study of knowledge of the sea among indigenous cultures in the South Seas to inquiries into the subject of sea monsters, from studies of Pacific currents to descriptions of ocean-going research vessels, the sixty-three essays presented here reflect the scientific complexity and richness of social relationships that characterize ocean-ographic history. Based on papers presented at the Fifth International Congress on the History of Oceanography held at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (the first ICHO meeting following the cessation of the Cold War), the volume features an unusual breadth of contributions. Oceanography itself involves the full spectrum of physical, biological, and earth sciences in their formal, empirical, and applied manifestations. The contributors to Oceanographic History: The Pacific and Beyond undertake the interdisciplinary task of telling the story of oceanography’s past, drawing on diverse methodologies. Their essays explore the concepts, techniques, and technologies of oceanography, as well as the social, economic, and institutional determinants of oceanographic history. Although focused on the Pacific, the geographic range of subjects is global and includes Micronesia, East Africa, and Antarctica; the bathymetric range comprises inshore fisheries, coral reefs, and the "azoic zone." The seventy-one contributors represent every continent of the globe except Antarctica, bringing together material on the history of oceanography never before published.
Ocean Sciences
Author: Walter LenzOcean Sciences : Their History and Relation to Man
Author: Walter LenzPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Ocean Sciences
Author: Ocean Sciences
Author: Margaret DeaconPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Oceanography
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
Understanding the Oceans
Author: Dr Margaret DeaconPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134574029
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
Understanding the Oceans brings together an internationally distinguished group of authors to explore the enormous advances in marine science made since the voyage of HMS Challenger a century ago. The book draws inspiration from the seminal contributions stemming from that voyage, and individual chapters show how succeeding generations of scientists have been influenced by its findings. Covering the whole spectrum of the marine sciences, the book has been written and edited very much with the non-specialist reader in mind. Marine scientists, whether students or researchers, will welcome this authoritative comprehensive overview of their subject and its history; other scientists will find the book to be an accessible and informative introduction to marine science and its historical roots.
Understanding the Oceans
Author: Dr Margaret DeaconPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134573952
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Authoritative historical perspectives tracing the contribution of the HMS Challenger expeditions through to modern marine science Ecompasses oceanography, marine biology, marine geology and ocean science
Ocean science and international cooperation
Author: Intergovernmental Oceanographic CommissionPublisher: UNESCO Publishing
ISBN: 9231004875
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Author: Walter Lenz