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The Depths of the Sea
Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.
The Voyage Of The "challenger."
This classic work of oceanography describes the pioneering research expedition of the HMS Challenger, which circumnavigated the globe in the 1870s. Led by the Scottish biologist and oceanographer Sir Charles Wyville Thomson, the expedition made extensive measurements and observations of the physical and biological properties of the world's oceans, laying the foundation for modern marine science. With vivid descriptions of the challenges and discoveries of the voyage, this book provides a rich account of one of the greatest scientific expeditions of all time. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it....
The Voyage of the "Challenger"
Wyville Thomson was the chief scientist of the Challenger Expedition, a major landmark in the history of oceanography. This item is a popular account of the marine life observed, physical oceanography, and physiography of the Atlantic Ocean. Although filled with maps, diagrams, and sketches of the abyssal marine life brought up by their dredgings, the most significant illustration in this work is the frontispiece of Volume 2, a map of the Atlantic Ocean that showed the outline of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
Why We Study the Physics of the Ocean
This book reviews the field of physical oceanography, starting with its history and culminating in the past, present and future challenges of this scientific discipline. It introduces the different aspects of the science, and presents the observational and computational tools used by physical oceanographers. It discusses the day-to-day activities of the physical oceanographers located at universities, government laboratories and industry, and relates the physics of the ocean to such topical issues as climate change and ocean forecasting. The book also presents a review of the historical challenges for physical oceanography and an overview of some of the most important challenges facing physical oceanography today. Reading this book will prove useful to anyone wanting to better understand how the ocean fits into the complex system that makes up the global environment.
