Descent: The Heroic Discovery of the Abyss - Hardcover
286 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in As new condition throughout. In This Vivid Narrative History Of Scientific Vision, Courage, And Adventure, Mattsen Illuminates The Dramatic Achievements Of Beebe And Barton Against The Backdrop Of The Great Age Of Exploratio, In A Riviting Tale Of Man And Nature.
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Describes the scientific accomplishments of William Beebe and Otis Barton, two pioneering oceanographers who in 1930 made their first descent into the depths of the ocean in the bathysphere, in the process paving the way for future deep-sea exploration. 15,000 first printing.
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"The sensational exploits of Beebe and Barton and the bathysphere kept Americans on the edges of their seats in the 1930s, and, as Brad Matsen proves in Descent, they can still deliver a thrill." --The New York Times
"Captivating. . . . A worthy tribute to [Barton and Beebe's] remarkable achievement." --Nature "[Matsen is a] master storyteller. . . . You'll be well rewarded in reading this work." --Decatur Daily
"Captivating. . . . A worthy tribute to [Barton and Beebe's] remarkable achievement." --Nature "[Matsen is a] master storyteller. . . . You'll be well rewarded in reading this work." --Decatur Daily
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- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0375422587
- ISBN 13 9780375422584
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