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Thousand mile song : whale music in a sea of sound /
Whale song is an astonishing world of sound whose existence no one suspected before the 1960s. Its discovery has forced us to confront the possibility of alien intelligence-not in outer space but right here on earth. Thoughtful, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining, Thousand Mile Song uses the e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Perseus Books Group,
2010.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Whale song is an astonishing world of sound whose existence no one suspected before the 1960s. Its discovery has forced us to confront the possibility of alien intelligence-not in outer space but right here on earth. Thoughtful, richly detailed, and deeply entertaining, Thousand Mile Song uses the enigma of whale sounds to open up whales' underwater world of sonic mystery. In observing and talking with leading researchers from around the globe as they attempt to decipher undersea music, Rothenberg tells the story of scientists and musicians confronting an unknown as vast as the ocean. His sear. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (304 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-257) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780465012466 0465012469 9780465071289 0465071287 |