Scientists And The Sea 1650 1900

Author : Margaret Deacon
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351901574

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Scientists and the Sea, 1650–1900 by Margaret Deacon Pdf

Scientists and the Sea is a history of how the scientific study of the sea has developed over a period of nearly 2500 years. Beginning with the speculations of Greek philosophers it carries the story forward, showing how curiosity about the ocean appeared in many different forms and locations before, in the late 19th century, the first deep-sea researches heralded the foundation of the science known today as oceanography. Originally published in 1971, this book has never been superseded as the most comprehensive and wide-ranging treatment of the emergence of marine science within the western scientific tradition. After three introductory chapters dealing with knowledge up to the Renaissance, the main part of the work shows how pioneers of scientific observation at sea during the 17th and 18th centuries made notable discoveries, but that it was not until the middle of the 19th century when, aided by the advance of technology, scientists were able to undertake the first explorations of the ocean depths. This second edition contains a new introduction and bibliography.

Author : Margaret Deacon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:916215150

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Scientists and the sea 1650-1900 by Margaret Deacon Pdf

Author : Margaret Deacon
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781351901581

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Scientists and the Sea, 1650–1900 by Margaret Deacon Pdf

Scientists and the Sea is a history of how the scientific study of the sea has developed over a period of nearly 2500 years. Beginning with the speculations of Greek philosophers it carries the story forward, showing how curiosity about the ocean appeared in many different forms and locations before, in the late 19th century, the first deep-sea researches heralded the foundation of the science known today as oceanography. Originally published in 1971, this book has never been superseded as the most comprehensive and wide-ranging treatment of the emergence of marine science within the western scientific tradition. After three introductory chapters dealing with knowledge up to the Renaissance, the main part of the work shows how pioneers of scientific observation at sea during the 17th and 18th centuries made notable discoveries, but that it was not until the middle of the 19th century when, aided by the advance of technology, scientists were able to undertake the first explorations of the ocean depths. This second edition contains a new introduction and bibliography.

Author : Natascha Adamowsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 279 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317317197

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The Mysterious Science of the Sea, 1775–1943 by Natascha Adamowsky Pdf

The depths of the oceans are the last example of terra incognita on earth. Adamowsky presents a study of the sea, arguing that – contrary to popular belief – post-Enlightenment discourse on the sea was still subject to mystery and wonder, and not wholly rationalized by science.

Author : John Gould,Anthony Laughton,Howard Roe,'Tom' Tucker
Publisher : Lutterworth Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780718897031

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Of Seas and Ships and Scientists by John Gould,Anthony Laughton,Howard Roe,'Tom' Tucker Pdf

This book captures the excitement of a formative phase of UK science during and immediately following WWII. It links back to scientists working at Antarctic whaling stations and the complimentary voyages of Captain Scott's Discovery that explored the vast icy Southern Ocean, funded by a tax on whale oil. In the depths of WWII a small group of young scientists were brought together under the inspirational leadership of Dr (later Sir) George Deacon, and shortly after the end of the war, the UKis first National Institute of Oceanography was formed. The discoveries from 50 years ago underpin our modern-day science. The bookis chapters are all written and edited by NIO scientists and convey the atmosphere of work at sea in a bygone age before small computers,satellite navigation and easy communication. The book is A useful introduction for students of marine and/or environmental science. It will appeal to many scientists and the general public , to those interested in science and innovation during and after WWII and of course to many living in the Surrey who always wondered what went on in the leafy lanes that were home to NIO and its successors for almost 50 years.

Author : Natascha Adamowsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781317317203

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The Mysterious Science of the Sea, 1775–1943 by Natascha Adamowsky Pdf

The depths of the oceans are the last example of terra incognita on earth. Adamowsky presents a study of the sea, arguing that – contrary to popular belief – post-Enlightenment discourse on the sea was still subject to mystery and wonder, and not wholly rationalized by science.

Author : Montserrat Gorina-Ysern
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 708 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-22
Category : Law
ISBN : 9789004479487

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An International Regime for Marine Scientific Research by Montserrat Gorina-Ysern Pdf

This book, An International Regime for Marine Scientific Research provides a comprehensive and multi-disciplinary study of the International Regime for Marine Scientific Research. Montserrat examines lingering North-South disagreements on the scope of regulation-how these are exacerbated by unprecedented marine science, methodology and technological developments-and explores means to encourage greater MSR cooperation and negotiation. Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.

Author : Michael Sean Reidy,Gary Kroll,Erik M. Conway
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2006-12-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781576079867

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Exploration and Science by Michael Sean Reidy,Gary Kroll,Erik M. Conway Pdf

This comprehensive volume explores the intricate, mutually dependent relationship between science and exploration—how each has repeatedly built on the discoveries of the other and, in the process, opened new frontiers. A simple question: Which came first, advances in navigation or successful voyages of discovery? A complicated answer: Both and neither. For more than four centuries, scientists and explorers have worked together—sometimes intentionally and sometimes not—in an ongoing, symbiotic partnership. When early explorers brought back exotic flora and fauna from newly discovered lands, scientists were able to challenge ancient authorities for the first time. As a result, scientists not only invented new navigational tools to encourage exploration, but also created a new approach to studying nature, in which observations were more important than reason and authority. The story of the relationship between science and exploration, analyzed here for the first time, is nothing less than the history of modern science and the expanding human universe.

Author : Arne Hessenbruch
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 965 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134262946

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Reader's Guide to the History of Science by Arne Hessenbruch Pdf

The Reader's Guide to the History of Science looks at the literature of science in some 550 entries on individuals (Einstein), institutions and disciplines (Mathematics), general themes (Romantic Science) and central concepts (Paradigm and Fact). The history of science is construed widely to include the history of medicine and technology as is reflected in the range of disciplines from which the international team of 200 contributors are drawn.

Author : Fraser MacDonald,Charles W.J. Withers
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317128830

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Geography, Technology and Instruments of Exploration by Fraser MacDonald,Charles W.J. Withers Pdf

Focusing on aspects of the functioning of technology, and by looking at instruments and at instrumental performance, this book addresses the epistemological questions arising from examining the technological bases to geographical exploration and knowledge claims. Questions of geography and exploration and technology are addressed in historical and contemporary context and in different geographical locations and intellectual cultures. The collection brings together scholars in the history of geographical exploration, historians of science, historians of technology and, importantly, experts with curatorial responsibilities for, and museological expertise in, major instrument collections. Ranging in their focus from studies of astronomical practice to seismography, meteorological instruments and rockets, from radar to the hand-held barometer, the chapters of this book examine the ways in which instruments and questions of technology - too often overlooked hitherto - offer insight into the connections between geography and exploration.

Author : UNESCO,IOC,Valdés, Luis
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-07-04
Category : Education
ISBN : 9789231002267

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Global ocean science report by UNESCO,IOC,Valdés, Luis Pdf

The Global Ocean Science Report (GOSR) assesses for the first time the status and trends in ocean science capacity around the world. The report offers a global record of how, where, and by whom ocean science is conducted: generating knowledge, helping to protect ocean health, and empowering society to support sustainable ocean management in the framework of the United Nations 2030 Agenda. The GOSR identifies and quantifies the key elements of ocean science at the national, regional and global scales, including workforce, infrastructure and publications. It is the first collective attempt to systematically highlight opportunities as well as capacity gaps to advance international collaboration in ocean science and technology. This report is a resource for policy-makers, academics and other stakeholders seeking to harness the potential of ocean science to address global challenges. A comprehensive view of ocean science capacities at the national and global levels takes us closer to developing the global ocean science knowledge needed to ensure a healthy, sustainable ocean.

Author : Samuel A. Robinson
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2018-05-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783319730967

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Ocean Science and the British Cold War State by Samuel A. Robinson Pdf

This book focuses on the activities of the scientific staff of the British National Institute of Oceanography during the Cold War. Revealing how issues such as intelligence gathering, environmental surveillance, the identification of ‘enemy science’, along with administrative practice informed and influenced the Institute’s Cold War program. In turn, this program helped shape decisions taken by Government, military and the civil service towards science in post-war Britain. This was not simply a case of government ministers choosing to patronize particular scientists, but a relationship between politics and science that profoundly impacted on the future of ocean science in Britain.

Author : Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission,Kullenberg, Gunnar
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9789231004872

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Ocean science and international cooperation by Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission,Kullenberg, Gunnar Pdf

Author : Robert Kunzig
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2000-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780393345353

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Mapping the Deep: The Extraordinary Story of Ocean Science by Robert Kunzig Pdf

A vivid tour of the Earth's last frontier, a remote and mysterious realm that nonetheless lies close to the heart of even the most land-locked reader. The sea covers seven-tenths of the Earth, but we have mapped only a small percentage of it. The sea contains millions of species of animals and plants, but we have identified only a few thousand of them. The sea controls our planet's climate, but we do not really understand how. The sea is still the frontier, and yet it seems so familiar that we sometimes forget how little we know about it. Just as we are poised on the verge of exploiting the sea on an unprecedented scale—mining it, fertilizing it, fishing it out—this book reminds us of how much we have yet to learn. More than that, it chronicles the knowledge explosion that has transformed our view of the sea in just the past few decades, and made it a far more interesting and accessible place. From the Big Bang to that far-off future time, two billion years from now, when our planet will be a waterless rock; from the lush crowds of life at seafloor hot springs to the invisible, jewel-like plants that float at the sea surface; from the restless shifting of the tectonic plates to the majestic sweep of the ocean currents, Kunzig's clear and lyrical prose transports us to the ends of the Earth. Originally published in hardcover as The Restless Sea.

Author : Joyce Chaplin
Publisher : Basic Books
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9780465008858

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The First Scientific American by Joyce Chaplin Pdf

Famous, fascinating Benjamin Franklin -- he would be neither without his accomplishments in science. Joyce Chaplin's authoritative biography considers all of Franklin's work in the sciences, showing how, during the rise and fall of the first British empire, science became central to public culture and therefore to Franklin's success. Having demonstrated in his earliest experiments and observations that he could master nature, Franklin showed the world that he was uniquely suited to solve problems in every realm. In the famous adage, Franklin "snatched lightning from the sky and the scepter from the tyrants" -- in that order. The famous kite and other experiments with electricity were only part of Franklin's accomplishments. He charted the Gulf Stream, made important observations on meteorology, and used the burgeoning science of "political arithmetic" to make unprecedented statements about America's power. Even as he stepped onto the world stage as an illustrious statesman and diplomat in the years leading up to the American Revolution, his fascination with nature was unrelenting. Franklin was the first American whose "genius" for science qualified him as a genius in political affairs. It is only through understanding Franklin's full engagement with the sciences that we can understand this great Founding Father and the world he shaped.