The crest of the wave: adventures in oceanographyThe author looks back on his career as an oceanographer, describes how the study of the world's oceans has changed since World War II, and depicts the excitement of studying the sea |
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Contents
COASTAL TECHNOLOGY | 30 |
MILITARY MATTERS | 59 |
THROUGH THE SOUTH SEAS | 115 |
Copyright | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The crest of the wave: adventures in oceanography |
| Author | Willard Bascom |
| Publisher | Anchor Books, 1990 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | Dec 5, 2006 |
| ISBN | 0385266332, 9780385266338 |
| Length | 318 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Jewish Oceanography Oceanography - History Oceanography/ History Science / Earth Sciences / Oceanography Science / General Sports & Recreation / General |
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