The eternal darkness : a personal history of deep-sea exploration / Robert D. Ballard, with Will Hively |
Autore | Ballard, Robert D. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, c2000 |
Descrizione fisica | xii, 388 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 578.77 |
Altri autori (Persone) | Hively, Willauthor |
Soggetto topico | Underwater exploration - History |
ISBN | 0691027404 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001864839707536 |
Ballard, Robert D. | ||
Princeton, N. J. : Princeton University Press, c2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor |
Autore | Berger Wolfgang H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.46 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ShorElizabeth Noble |
Soggetto topico |
Underwater exploration - History
Ocean - History Oceanography - History |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-36076-0
9786612360763 0-520-94254-X |
Classificazione | UT 3000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction. Coping with a Sea of Change -- 1. Discovering the Ocean: Of Fish and Ships and People -- 2. A Portrait of the Ocean Planet: Elements of Ocean Literacy -- 3. Life at the Edge of a Fertile Sea: The Birthplace of Marine Science -- 4. Of Coral Reefs and Atolls: Stone Gardens of Tropical Seas -- 5. The Zen of the Beach: Musings on a River of Sand -- 6. Unraveling the Gulf Stream Puzzle: On a Warm Current Running North -- 7. Sardines and the California Current: On a Cold Current Running South -- 8. Meadows and Deserts of the Sea: On the Elusive Concept of Ocean Productivity -- 9. Of Whales and Sharks and Giant Squid: Reflections on the Big, the Strange, and the Powerful -- 10. The Deep, the Cold, the Dark: Life at the End of the Line -- 11. Seeing in the Dark: A Sound Approach to Exploration -- 12. Mountains, Trenches, Sunken Islands: The Great Revolution in Earth Science -- 13. The Ocean's Memory of the Ice Ages: The Endless Cycles of Climate Change -- 14. Abyssal Memories: A Thousand Holes in the Bottom of the Sea -- 15. Global Warming and the Ocean: Human Impact on a Greenhouse Planet -- Epilogue: The Great Trends in Exploration and the Challenges Ahead -- Appendix 1. Units Used in the Ocean Sciences -- Appendix 2. Aspects of Ocean Chemistry -- Appendix 3: Overview of Major Groups of Important Marine Organisms -- Appendix 4: Geologic Time Scale -- Appendix 5: Topographic Statistics -- Figure Sources and References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454826903321 |
Berger Wolfgang H | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ocean [[electronic resource] ] : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor |
Autore | Berger Wolfgang H |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.46 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ShorElizabeth Noble |
Soggetto topico |
Underwater exploration - History
Ocean - History Oceanography - History |
ISBN |
1-282-36076-0
9786612360763 0-520-94254-X |
Classificazione | UT 3000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction. Coping with a Sea of Change -- 1. Discovering the Ocean: Of Fish and Ships and People -- 2. A Portrait of the Ocean Planet: Elements of Ocean Literacy -- 3. Life at the Edge of a Fertile Sea: The Birthplace of Marine Science -- 4. Of Coral Reefs and Atolls: Stone Gardens of Tropical Seas -- 5. The Zen of the Beach: Musings on a River of Sand -- 6. Unraveling the Gulf Stream Puzzle: On a Warm Current Running North -- 7. Sardines and the California Current: On a Cold Current Running South -- 8. Meadows and Deserts of the Sea: On the Elusive Concept of Ocean Productivity -- 9. Of Whales and Sharks and Giant Squid: Reflections on the Big, the Strange, and the Powerful -- 10. The Deep, the Cold, the Dark: Life at the End of the Line -- 11. Seeing in the Dark: A Sound Approach to Exploration -- 12. Mountains, Trenches, Sunken Islands: The Great Revolution in Earth Science -- 13. The Ocean's Memory of the Ice Ages: The Endless Cycles of Climate Change -- 14. Abyssal Memories: A Thousand Holes in the Bottom of the Sea -- 15. Global Warming and the Ocean: Human Impact on a Greenhouse Planet -- Epilogue: The Great Trends in Exploration and the Challenges Ahead -- Appendix 1. Units Used in the Ocean Sciences -- Appendix 2. Aspects of Ocean Chemistry -- Appendix 3: Overview of Major Groups of Important Marine Organisms -- Appendix 4: Geologic Time Scale -- Appendix 5: Topographic Statistics -- Figure Sources and References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778402803321 |
Berger Wolfgang H | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Ocean : reflections on a century of exploration / / Wolf H. Berger with contributions by E. N. Shor |
Autore | Berger Wolfgang H |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (533 pages) |
Disciplina | 551.46 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ShorElizabeth Noble |
Soggetto topico |
Underwater exploration - History
Ocean - History Oceanography - History |
ISBN |
1-282-36076-0
9786612360763 0-520-94254-X |
Classificazione | UT 3000 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- Introduction. Coping with a Sea of Change -- 1. Discovering the Ocean: Of Fish and Ships and People -- 2. A Portrait of the Ocean Planet: Elements of Ocean Literacy -- 3. Life at the Edge of a Fertile Sea: The Birthplace of Marine Science -- 4. Of Coral Reefs and Atolls: Stone Gardens of Tropical Seas -- 5. The Zen of the Beach: Musings on a River of Sand -- 6. Unraveling the Gulf Stream Puzzle: On a Warm Current Running North -- 7. Sardines and the California Current: On a Cold Current Running South -- 8. Meadows and Deserts of the Sea: On the Elusive Concept of Ocean Productivity -- 9. Of Whales and Sharks and Giant Squid: Reflections on the Big, the Strange, and the Powerful -- 10. The Deep, the Cold, the Dark: Life at the End of the Line -- 11. Seeing in the Dark: A Sound Approach to Exploration -- 12. Mountains, Trenches, Sunken Islands: The Great Revolution in Earth Science -- 13. The Ocean's Memory of the Ice Ages: The Endless Cycles of Climate Change -- 14. Abyssal Memories: A Thousand Holes in the Bottom of the Sea -- 15. Global Warming and the Ocean: Human Impact on a Greenhouse Planet -- Epilogue: The Great Trends in Exploration and the Challenges Ahead -- Appendix 1. Units Used in the Ocean Sciences -- Appendix 2. Aspects of Ocean Chemistry -- Appendix 3: Overview of Major Groups of Important Marine Organisms -- Appendix 4: Geologic Time Scale -- Appendix 5: Topographic Statistics -- Figure Sources and References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809663603321 |
Berger Wolfgang H | ||
Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Sarah Mather and underwater telescopes / / by Ellen Labrecque |
Autore | Labrecque Ellen |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : Cherry Lake Publishing, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (24 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 551.46092 |
Collana | 21st century junior library. Women innovators |
Soggetto topico |
Women inventors - United States
Underwater exploration - History |
ISBN | 1-63472-247-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | A woman -- An idea -- A legacy. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154837403321 |
Labrecque Ellen | ||
Ann Arbor, Michigan : , : Cherry Lake Publishing, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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