A classic of American scientific literature, this is the first textbook of modern oceanography. The author's system of recording oceanographic data was adopted worldwide, and this book remains ever-vital to undergraduate and graduate students in the history of science, oceanography, and meteorology. 14 figures. 18 tables. 10 black-and-white plates. Unabridged republication of the edition published by The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1963.
The Abyss of Time: Unraveling the Mystery of the Earth's Age by Claude C., Jr. Albritton Accessible, entertaining work addresses Earth's age as it explores the work of Hooke, Buffon, Lyell, Cuvier, Darwin, Agassiz, and others, detailing discoveries that led to knowledge of Earth's astonishing antiquity. 29 black-and-white illustrations.
