Please note: In order to keep Hive up to date and provide users with the best features, we are no longer able to fully support Internet Explorer. The site is still available to you, however some sections of the site may appear broken. We would encourage you to move to a more modern browser like Firefox, Edge or Chrome in order to experience the site fully.

Supporting your high street Find out how »
The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet : How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science, Hardback Book

The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet : How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science Hardback

Hardback

Item not Available

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.

Information

Other Formats

Save 17%

£68.99

£57.15

Item not Available
Item not Available
Sign in to add to wishlist
 
Free Home Delivery

on all orders

 
Pick up orders

from local bookshops

Information