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To follow the water : exploring the sea to discover climate : from the Gulf Stream to the blue beyond /

The author artfully recasts the story of human expansion and cultural development with the ocean playing the central role. Applying a novelist's eye for detail and a historian's drive for perspective, he connects the great ages of ocean exploration from Columbus, Magellan, and Cook to the...

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Main Author: Murphy, Dallas (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Basic Books, [2007]
Subjects:
Ocean-atmosphere interaction > Popular works.
Ocean circulation > Popular works.
Climatic changes > Popular works.
Interaction mer-atmosphère > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Circulation océanique > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Climat > Changements > Ouvrages de vulgarisation.
Climatic changes
Ocean-atmosphere interaction
Ocean circulation
Popular works.
Popular works
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Summary:The author artfully recasts the story of human expansion and cultural development with the ocean playing the central role. Applying a novelist's eye for detail and a historian's drive for perspective, he connects the great ages of ocean exploration from Columbus, Magellan, and Cook to the development of modern oceanography.
Physical Description:278 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index.
ISBN:158243350X
9781582433509
9780465005109
0465005101