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."

Subjects

Topics

fishalgaelighttideswhalesoceanssharks

Places

CebuSpainHawaiiMauritiusCaribbeanPigeon KeyWoods Hole

People

buccaneersJames CookEratosthenesWinslow HomerVasco da GamaEdward ForgesThor Heyerdahl

Genres

  • Education
  • Non-fiction
  • Science

Other Editions

  • Marine Biology and Ocean ScienceHardcoverBalaena Books Inc

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