Ocean, New Edition
$130.88
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
31 May 2022
Summary
An enhanced edition of DK’s exhaustive guide to the underwater world.
This authoritative, sumptuously illustrated encyclopedia is now in its third edition. Illustrated with a blend of beautiful and informative illustrations, maps, and photography, it is a broad-ranging, in-depth guide to both physical oceanography and marine life.
A comprehensive introduction explains important principles and processes, from the geology of the seafloor to the chemistry of seaw…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780744051704 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0744051703 |
| Author: | Fabien Cousteau, DK |
| Publisher: | DK |
| Imprint: | Dorling Kindersley |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 31 May 2022 |
| Weight: | 2.69kg |
| Dimensions: | 33mm x 260mm x 308mm |
| Series: | DK Definitive Visual Encyclopedias |
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Fabien Cousteau
Fabien Cousteau is a marine explorer and documentary filmmaker with a particular interest in the study of sharks and their behavior. He wrote the foreword to Jennifer Swanson’s Astronaut-Aquanaut: How Space Science and Sea Science Interact and the introduction to Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide. He was also the editor in chief of the Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Ocean.
Robert Dinwiddie is a science writer specializing in educational illustrated books on astronomy, cosmology, earth science, and the history of science. He has written or contributed to more than 50 books, including the DK titles Universe, Space, The Stars, Science, Ocean, Earth, and Violent Earth. He enjoys travel, sailing, and stargazing.
Philip Eales studied physics at University College London. As well as writing about earth science topics, he runs a computer graphics company specializing in the visualization of geographical and astronomical data. He is the coauthor of Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide, Universe: The Definitive Visual Guide, and Ocean: The World’s Last Wilderness Revealed.
Sue Scott is a marine biologist, underwater photographer, writer, and consultant. She is a coauthor of Ocean: The Definitive Visual Guide. She studied marine biology at the University of Bangor and has worked for both the Marine Nature Conservation Review team and the Field Studies Council of the Nature Conservancy Council.
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