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Ebb and flow : tides and life on our once and future planet /
Drawing on history, science, and personal memories, Koppel demonstrates the complexity of tides and how they affect all our lives.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
Dundurn,
©2007.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.