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Oceanography from Space
. Ed(S): Barale, Vittorio; Gower, J. F. R.; Alberotanza, L.
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Description for Oceanography from Space
Paperback. This volume collects a series of key-note lectures delivered at the fourth "Oceans from Space" Symposium, held in Venice, Italy, in 2010. Editor(s): Barale, Vittorio; Gower, J. F. R.; Alberotanza, L. Num Pages: 389 pages, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: PSAF; RBGL; RBKC; RGW; TQD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 549.
To all those sailors / Who dreamed before us / Of another way to sail the oceans. The dedication of this Volume is meant to recall, and honour, the bold pioneers of ocean exploration, ancient as well as modern. As a marine scientist, dealing with the oceans through the complex tools, ?lters and mechanisms of contemporary research, I have always wondered what it was like, in centuries past, to look at that vast ho- zon with the naked eye, not knowing what was ahead, and yet to sail on. I have tried to imagine what ancient sailors felt, when “the ... Read more
To all those sailors / Who dreamed before us / Of another way to sail the oceans. The dedication of this Volume is meant to recall, and honour, the bold pioneers of ocean exploration, ancient as well as modern. As a marine scientist, dealing with the oceans through the complex tools, ?lters and mechanisms of contemporary research, I have always wondered what it was like, in centuries past, to look at that vast ho- zon with the naked eye, not knowing what was ahead, and yet to sail on. I have tried to imagine what ancient sailors felt, when “the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
389
Condition
New
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789400790186
SKU
V9789400790186
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99-15
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