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Oceans have had a mysterious allure for centuries, inspiring fears, myths, and poetic imaginations. By the early twentieth century, however, scientists began to see oceans as physical phenomena that could be understood through mathematical geophysics. The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet explores the scientific developments from the early middle ages to the twentieth century that illuminated the once murky depths of oceanography.
Tracing the transition from descriptive to mathematical analyses of the oceans, Eric Mills examines sailors' and explorers' observations of the oceans, the influence of Scandinavian techniques on German-speaking geographers, and the eventual development of shared quantitative practices and ideas. A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is also an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline.
Oceans have had a mysterious allure for centuries, inspiring fears, myths, and poetic imaginations. By the early twentieth century, however, scientists began to see oceans as physical phenomena that could be understood through mathematical geophysics. The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet explores the scientific developments from the early middle ages to the twentieth century that illuminated the once murky depths of oceanography.
Tracing the transition from descriptive to mathematical analyses of the oceans, Eric Mills examines sailors' and explorers' observations of the oceans, the influence of Scandinavian techniques on German-speaking geographers, and the eventual development of shared quantitative practices and ideas. A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet is also an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline.
Technology Program at the University of King’s College. He is the winner of the Jehuda Neumann Memorial Prize for the History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography from the Royal Meteorological Society.
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet 3
1 The Way of the Sea: Knowledge of Oceanic Circulation before the Nineteenth Century 10
2 Groping through the Darkness: The Problem of Deep Ocean Circulation 44
3 Boundaries Built with Numbers: Making the Ocean Mathematical 82
4 Evangelizing in the Wilderness: Dynamic Oceanography Comes to Canada 111
5 'Physische Meereskunde': From Geography to Physical Oceanography in Berlin, 1900?1935 137
6 'Découverte de l'océan': Monaco and the Failure of French Oceanography 162
7 Slipping away from Norway: Dynamic Oceanography Comes to the United States 192
8 Facing the Atlantic and the Pacific: Dynamic Oceanography Re-emerges in Canada, 1930?1950 232
9 Studying The Oceans and the Oceans 258
Appendix: Textbooks of Physical Oceanography 287
Notes 291
References 347
Index 419
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Allgemeines |
| Genre: | Geowissenschaften, Importe |
| Rubrik: | Naturwissenschaften & Technik |
| Thema: | Lexika |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| ISBN-13: | 9781442612709 |
| ISBN-10: | 1442612703 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Mills, Eric L |
| Hersteller: | University of Toronto Press |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk |
| Maße: | 226 x 152 x 28 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Eric L Mills |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 23.04.2011 |
| Gewicht: | 0,726 kg |
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