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Beyond the moon : a conversational common sense guide to understanding the tides /
"Step by step, by analogy and illustration, Beyond the Moon describes how the cyclical motion of the near solar system is impressed upon the earth's oceans, and how the hydraulics over the continental shelf and the geography of the coastline orchestrate this rhythm into the bewildering var...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Jersey :
World Scientific,
©2006.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Step by step, by analogy and illustration, Beyond the Moon describes how the cyclical motion of the near solar system is impressed upon the earth's oceans, and how the hydraulics over the continental shelf and the geography of the coastline orchestrate this rhythm into the bewildering variety of tide patterns seen around the globe. This volume demystifies the complexity of the tides by systematically examining its many constituents and demonstrates that: "Nature is, at once, awesome in complexity and beautiful in simplicity.""--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xvii, 285 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-279) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789812774330 9812774335 128191939X 9781281919397 9812566430 9789812566430 |