| Oceans: A Scientific History of Oceans and Marine Life Contributor(s): Allaby, Michael (Author), Garratt, Richard (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0816060991 ISBN-13: 9780816060993 Publisher: Facts on File OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover Published: June 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Water (oceans, Lakes, Etc.) |
| Dewey: 551.46 |
| LCCN: 2008033709 |
| Series: Discovering the Earth |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 7.4" W x 9.3" (1.80 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Details some of the greatest surveyors and mapmakers, including Captain James Cook and Robert FitzRoy, as well as some of the explorations that made a huge impact on ocean research. This book also examines ocean basins. It contains chapters that include: Mapping the Oceans, The Origin of the Oceans, and Studying the Ocean Floor. |