Tide The science and lore of the greatest force on earth-Hugh Aldersey-Williams-Viking

Tide The science and lore of the greatest force on earth
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Viking
Inglês
5
Capa Dura, com sobrecapa
Ciências Naturais
EUR10,00
LT014492
2016

9780241003367
426


14 x 22

Half of the world s population today lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. But the tide rises and falls according to rules that are a mystery to almost all of us. In The Tide , celebrated science writer Hugh Aldersey-Williams weaves together centuries of scientific thinking with the literature and folklore the tide has inspired to explain the power and workings of this most remarkable force. Here is the epic story of the long search to understand the tide from Aristotle, to Galileo and Newton, to classic literary portrayals of the tide from Shakespeare to Dickens, Melville to Jules Verne. Throughout, Aldersey-Williams whisks the reader along on his travels: He visits the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, where the tides are the strongest in the world; arctic Norway, home of the raging tidal whirlpool known as the maelstrom ; and Venice, to investigate efforts to defend the city against flooding caused by the famed acqua alta . 12 illustrations
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Tide The science and lore of the greatest force on earth-Hugh Aldersey-Williams-Viking

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