Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest - The Voyage of H.m.s. Challenger and the Birth of Modern Oceanography

A gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography

About the author

Doug Macdougall is emeritus professor of earth sciences at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. He is the author of several books, including Nature's Clocks: How Scientists Measure the Age of Almost Everything and Why Geology Matters: Decoding the Past, Anticipating the Future.

Summary

A gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography

Product details

• Authors: Doug Macdougall
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780300232059
• ISBN: 978-0-300-23205-9
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, NATURE / General, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, SCIENCE / History, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Expeditions & Discoveries, SCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Oceanography, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Geographical discovery & exploration, General & world history, History of Science, General and world history, Geographical discovery and exploration, The Earth: Natural History General, The Earth: natural history: general interest, Oceanography (seas and oceans), Oceanography (seas)