The Wave Watcher's Companion: Ocean Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life's UndulationsGet ready for a global journey like none other-a passionate enthusiast's exploration of waves that begins with a massive surfable cloud and ends with the majestic Pacific ocean, making side trips along the way to reveal the ups and downs of brain waves, radio waves, infrared waves, microwaves, shock waves, light waves, and much more. |
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User Review - Eoin - LibraryThing3.5 A quick and entertaining hodge-podge of waviness. Arch and warm, the digression is the point. Worth it for surfing the bore and explaining Roswell. Read full review
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User Review - dchaikin - LibraryThing35. The Wave Watcher's Companion: Ocean Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life's Undulations by Gavin Pretor-Pinney published: 2010 format: 320 page Paperback acquired: from amazon in 2012 ... Read full review
Contents
The First Wave WHICH PASSES THROUGH US | |
The Second Wave WHICH FILLS OUR WORLD WITH MUSIC | |
The Third Wave ON WHICH OUR INFORMATION AGE DEPENDS | |
The Fourth Wave WHICH GOES WITH THE FLOW | |
The Fifth Wave WHEN WAVES TURN NASTY | |
The Sixth Wave WHICH FLOWS BETWEEN | |
The Seventh Wave WHICH EBBS AND FLOWS | |
The Eighth Wave WHICH BRINGS COLOR TO OUR WORLD | |
The Ninth Wave WHICH COMES CRASHING ASHORE | |
NOTES | |
Acknowledgements | |
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The Wave Watcher's Companion: Ocean Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest ... Gavin Pretor-Pinney No preview available - 2011 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Wave Watcher's Companion: Ocean Waves, Stadium Waves, and All the Rest of Life's Undulations A Perigee Book |
| Author | Gavin Pretor-Pinney |
| Publisher | Penguin, 2010 |
| ISBN | 1101187816, 9781101187814 |
| Length | 336 pages |
| Subjects | › › Nature / Ecosystems & Habitats / Oceans & Seas Science / Earth Sciences / Oceanography Science / Waves & Wave Mechanics |
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