Author: Eric L. Mills
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 144266360X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Oceans have had a mysterious allure for centuries, inspiring fears, myths, and poetic imaginations. By the early twentieth century, however, scientists began to see oceans as physical phenomena that could be understood through mathematical geophysics. The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet explores the scientific developments from the early middle ages to the twentieth century that illuminated the once murky depths of oceanography. Tracing the transition from descriptive to mathematical analyses of the oceans, Eric Mills examines sailors' and explorers' observations of the oceans, the influence of Scandinavian techniques on German-speaking geographers, and the eventual development of shared quantitative practices and ideas. A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is also an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline.
The Fluid Envelope of our Planet
Author: Eric L. Mills
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 144266360X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Oceans have had a mysterious allure for centuries, inspiring fears, myths, and poetic imaginations. By the early twentieth century, however, scientists began to see oceans as physical phenomena that could be understood through mathematical geophysics. The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet explores the scientific developments from the early middle ages to the twentieth century that illuminated the once murky depths of oceanography. Tracing the transition from descriptive to mathematical analyses of the oceans, Eric Mills examines sailors' and explorers' observations of the oceans, the influence of Scandinavian techniques on German-speaking geographers, and the eventual development of shared quantitative practices and ideas. A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is also an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline.
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
ISBN: 144266360X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 449
Book Description
Oceans have had a mysterious allure for centuries, inspiring fears, myths, and poetic imaginations. By the early twentieth century, however, scientists began to see oceans as physical phenomena that could be understood through mathematical geophysics. The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet explores the scientific developments from the early middle ages to the twentieth century that illuminated the once murky depths of oceanography. Tracing the transition from descriptive to mathematical analyses of the oceans, Eric Mills examines sailors' and explorers' observations of the oceans, the influence of Scandinavian techniques on German-speaking geographers, and the eventual development of shared quantitative practices and ideas. A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is also an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline.
National Magazine
Author: Arthur Wellington Brayley
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Languages : en
Pages : 866
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Pages : 866
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System of Positive Polity: Social statics; or, The abstract theory of human order
Author: Auguste Comte
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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System of Positive Polity
Author: Auguste Comte
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 454
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Petrology
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Category : Petrology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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Category : Petrology
Languages : en
Pages : 324
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The Journal of Science, and Annals of Astronomy, Biology, Geology, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Technology
Author: James Samuelson
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 606
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Languages : en
Pages : 606
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Quarterly Journal of Science, and Annals of Mining, Metallurgy, Engineering, Industrial Arts, Manufactures, and Technology
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Languages : en
Pages : 600
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Pages : 600
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“The” Quarterly Journal of Science
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Pages : 598
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Pages : 598
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The quarterly journal of science and annals of mining, metallurgy, engineering, industrial arts, manufactures, and technology
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Pages : 616
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Pages : 616
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Journal of Science
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Languages : en
Pages : 594
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Languages : en
Pages : 594
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