Marine Biology and Ocean Science
1996
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Author
Contributions
- Cover painting by marine artist Richard Ellis; additional paintings by Richard Ellis and Winslow Homer. - Contributor
Publication
Balaena Books Inc
Language
English
Word Count
87,500 words, Guess
Page Count
350 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- ISBN-139780962409417
- ISBN-100962409413
- ISBN-100962409417
- OCLC Control Number26920399
- Open LibraryOL11694829M
Description
This is a 350 page hard-cover marine biology textbook that surveys both marine biology and oceanography, covering topics as diverse as marine biology, oceanography, tides, oceans, currents, whales, whaling, and ships and personages from the HMS Challenger to Ferdinand Magellan, Christopher Columbus, James Cook, buccaneers, Eratothenes, Vasco da Gama, Bartholomew Dias, Juan Sebastian del Cano, Edward Forges, Charles Darwin, and Alfred Wegener. Many notable paintings by Winslow Homer and Richard Ellis grace its pages and its cover.
Description
This is a hardcover marine biology and oceanography textbook, covering topics as diverse as whales, whaling, tall ships, and ocean exploration, to tides, waves, and currents, sea turtles, coral reefs, plankton, and marine invertebrates.
First Sentence
"From years of tradition, we know our home as "Planet Earth," but from some points of view, we could just as easily call ourselves "The Water Planet" or "Planet Ocean."
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Genres
- Education
- Non-fiction
- Science
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- Marine Biology and Ocean Science
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