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Tides: A Scientific History
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by David Edgar Cartwright
Sales Rank: 580409
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Discount: 10 %
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 292 pages
Published by: Cambridge University PressEdition: 1st Edition February 15, 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0521797462
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0521797467
Book Dimensions:
9.6 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
Weighs: 1.4 pounds
Product Review
"a major contribution to the history of the astronomical and geophysical sciences[Cartwright's] description of the observations and mathematical advances that make up the history of the science of tides is clear, rigorous and enjoyable[the] sequence of chapters takes on the rhythm of the historya masterpiece." Nature
"a labor of love, based on wide readings and sound judgment, and it is bound to remain the standard reference work on the subject for a long time." American Scientist
"a synopsis of developments in the theory, observation and prediction of the tides, flavoured with illustrations from the pages of historical scientific papers, photographs and portraits[Cartwright] writes with informed scientific judgement, authority and quiet enthusiasm." Times Literary Supplement
"David Cartwright [is] a world authority, and gives a magisterial account of how understanding has slowly replaced the mysteries of the tides. Detailed, erudite and clear." New Scientist
Book Description
This book provides a history of the study of the tides over two millennia, from the primitive ideas of the Ancient Greeks to present sophisticated space-age techniques. Tidal physics has puzzled some of the world's greatest scientists and mathematicians: amongst many others, Galileo, Descartes, Bacon, Kepler, Newton, Bernoulli, Euler, Laplace, Young, Whewell, Airy, Kelvin, G. Darwin, H. Lamb, have all contributed to our understanding of tides. The volume is amply illustrated with diagrams from historical scientific papers, photographs of artefacts, and portraits of some of the subject's leading protagonists. The history of the tides is in part the history of a broad area of science and the subject provides insight into the progress of science as a whole: this book will therefore appeal to all those interested in how scientific ideas develop. It will particularly interest specialists in oceanography, hydrography, geophysics, geodesy, astronomy and navigation.
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