Essentials of oceanography

by Trujillo, Alan P.

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Full title :Essentials of oceanography / Alan P. Trujillo, Harold V. Thurman.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2013.
Edition:11. ed., Pearson new international edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Pearson
Place of Publication:Boston, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

Description:615 s.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781292041001, 1292041005
oclc:ocn941450336
Dewey Decimal:551.46

Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction To Planet "Earth" -- Essential Concepts -- 1.1.How Many Oceans Exist on Earth? -- The Four Principal Oceans, Plus One -- Oceans versus Seas: What Are the Seven Seas? -- 1.2.How Was Early Exploration Of the Oceans Achieved? -- Early History -- Diving Deeper 1.1 Historical Feature How Do Sailors Know Where They Are At Sea?: From Stick Charts to Satellites -- The Middle Ages -- The Age Of Discovery in Europe -- The Beginning Of Voyaging for Science -- History Of Oceanography ... To Be Continued -- 1.3.What Is the Nature Of Scientific Inquiry? -- Observations -- Hypothesis -- Testing -- Theory -- Theories and the Truth -- 1.4.How Were Earth and the Solar System Formed? -- The Nebular Hypothesis -- Protoearth -- Density and Density Stratification -- Earth's Internal Structure -- 1.5.How Were Earth's Atmosphere and Oceans Formed? -- Origin Of Earth's Atmosphere -- Origin Of Earth's Oceans -- 1.6.Did Life Begin in the Oceans? -- The Importance Of Oxygen to Life -- Stanley Miller's Experiment -- Evolution and Natural Selection -- Plants and Animals Evolve -- Diving Deeper 1.2 Historical Feature The Voyage Of HMS Beagle: How It Shaped Charles…