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UNISA996210890503316 |
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The lancet |
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Boston, : Little, Brown and Co., c1966- |
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[North American ed.] |
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Published: Baltimore, MD : Williams & Wilkins, c1990- ; New York, NY : The Lancet Ltd., <c1997-> |
Title from caption. |
LC set includes scattered issues from the London edition. |
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UNINA9910791656903321 |
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Autore |
Mills Eric L. <1936-> |
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The fluid envelope of our planet : how the study of ocean currents became a science / / Eric L. Mills |
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Toronto, [Canada] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2009 |
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©2009 |
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1-4426-6360-X |
1-4426-9774-1 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (447 p.) |
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Oceanography - History |
Oceanographers |
Biographies. |
History |
Electronic books. |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction : The fluid envelope of our planet -- The way of the sea : knowledge of oceanic circulation before the nineteenth century -- Groping through the darkness : the problem of deep ocean circulation -- Boundaries built with numbers : making the ocean mathematical -- Evangelizing in the wilderness : dynamic oceanography comes to Canada -- 'Physische Meereskunde' : from Germany to physical oceanography in Berlin, 1900-1935 -- 'Decouverte de l'ocean' : Monaco and the failure of French oceanography -- Slipping away from Norway : dynamic oceanography comes to the United States -- Facing the Atlantic and the Pacific : dynamic oceanography re-emerges in Canada, 1930-1950 -- Studying The oceans and the oceans -- Appendix : Textbooks of physical oceanography. |
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A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline. |
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