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Challenger at Sea: A Ship That Revolutionized Earth Science
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Challenger at Sea: A Ship That Revolutionized Earth Science
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Kenneth Jinghwa Hsu
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:464 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Geographical discovery and exploration |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691609331
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| Classifications | Dewey:551.468 |
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| Audience | | Tertiary Education (US: College) | | Professional & Vocational | |
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| Illustrations |
22 halftones. 80 line illus.
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
14 July 2014 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
The famous geological research ship Glomar Challenger was a radically new instrument that revolutionized earth science in the same sense that the cyclotron revolutionized nuclear physics, and its deep-sea drilling voyages, conducted from 1968 through 1983, were some of the great scientific adventures of our time. Beginning with the vessel's first c
Reviews"Informative, interesting, and provocative, and, as a personal history of the workings of a science, it is superb."--Science
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