Ebb and flow: tides and life on our once and future planet
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Main Author: Koppel, Tom (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto Dundurn ©2007
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292)
TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER 1: HIGH WATER AND HISTORY: India, China, and How the Ancient World Learned about the Moon and Tides; CHAPTER 2: LIVING BY THE TIDES: Author's Daily Activities Run in Sync with the Local Tide Tables; CHAPTER 3: HEAVEN AND EARTH: The Renaissance and Isaac Newton's Great Breakthrough in Tidal Theory; CHAPTER 4: INTO THE MAELSTROM: Powerful Tidal Currents Generate Killer Whirlpools; CHAPTER 5: THE SHAPE OF TIDES: The Great Variety of Shorelines Created by Different Tidal Regimes
Drawing on history, science, and personal memories, Koppel demonstrates the complexity of tides and how they affect all our lives
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (292 pages)
ISBN:155488148X
9781554881482

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