Despite their importance to mankind, the earth sciences have traditionally lagged behind the laboratory sciences. Perhaps the most backward subdivision of the earth sciences has been the obscure subject of oceanography, in which an attempt is made to advance our understanding of one particular part of our environment, namely the large fraction of our globe that is covered with salt water. . . .
The Sea
Publication Date: January 01, 1971
Publisher: Time-Life Books, Inc.
Pages: 190
Format: Hardcover
Author: Leonard Engel