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Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth

Name: Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
SKU: 9780393354805
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Contributors:

Hugh Aldersey-Williams

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Binding:

Paperback

Book Category:

Science, Business & Economics

Book Subcategory:

Earth Sciences, Natural History, Advertising & Promotion

Book Topic:

Oceanography

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Release Date:

2017-10-31

ISBN 13:

9780393354805

Weight:

0.66 lbs

Size:

8.00 x 5.40 x 1.00 inches

Pages:

370

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Half of the world's population today lives in coastal regions lapped by tidal waters. But the tide rises and falls according to rules that are a mystery to almost all of us. In The Tide, celebrated science writer Hugh Aldersey-Williams weaves together centuries of scientific thinking with the literature and folklore the tide has inspired to explain the power and workings of this most remarkable force.

Here is the epic story of the long search to understand the tide from Aristotle, to Galileo and Newton, to classic literary portrayals of the tide from Shakespeare to Dickens, Melville to Jules Verne. Throughout, Aldersey-Williams whisks the reader along on his travels: He visits the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, where the tides are the strongest in the world; arctic Norway, home of the raging tidal whirlpool known as the maelstrom; and Venice, to investigate efforts to defend the city against flooding caused by the famed acqua alta.

About the Author
Aldersey-Williams, Hugh: - Hugh Aldersey-Williams is the author of many books, including The Tide, Anatomies, Periodic Tales, and The Most Beautiful Molecule, a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. He lives in Norfolk, England.

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