The Oceans

The Oceans published by McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 2000. 1st Edition. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Good- DJ. 314 Pgs. ISBN 0071352538. By Ellen J Prager with Sylvia A Earle. Leading readers on a fantastic undersea voyage spanning 4.5 billion years of natural history, from the Precambrian through the present, this book reveals the nature and science of everything from waves, tides and sea level change, to hurricanes, El Nino, and global warming, along with marine sediments, plate tectonics, and the astonishing myriad of life that populates the ocean. In a fascinating discussion of the very latest discoveries in marine science we are led into the inter-workings of the sea and the increasingly complex relationship between humans and the ocean. Illustrated with color photographs. Description text copyright 2015 BooksForComfort. Item ID 30789.