Bibliograph

Tides, The science and spirit of the ocean, Jonathan White ; foreword by Peter Matthiessen

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Tides, The science and spirit of the ocean, Jonathan White ; foreword by Peter Matthiessen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 294-326) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmapscharts

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Tides

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

969776354

Responsibility statement

Jonathan White ; foreword by Peter Matthiessen

Sub title

The science and spirit of the ocean

Table Of Contents

The perfect dance: birds and big tides in the Bay of Fundy -- Star of our life: a meditation on tide history at Mont Saint-Michel -- Silver dragon: China's Qiantang River tidal bore -- The last magician: Sir Isaac Newton and the scientific revolution -- Big waves: surfing mavericks and nineteenth-century tide theories -- Fast water: how tidal currents slow the Earth and bend time -- Big tides and resonance: Fundy and Ungava -- Turning the tide: grinding wheat, powering homes -- Higher tides: sea level rise from Kuna Yala to Venice

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