Among Whales
Payne, Roger
ISBN 10: 0684802104 ISBN 13: 9780684802107
Published by Scribner, 1995
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Payne, an activist, romantic, explorer, and musician as well as the world's leading expert on whales, embraces a rich variety of subjects and disciplines in his presentation on the state of our knowledge about whales, touching on biology, sociology, cultural mythology, philosophy, and literature. He considers questions concerning the evolving composition of seawater, whales' songs, and the purpose of the human brain. The appendix offers a primer of ocean acoustics. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
About the Author: Roger Payne is president of the Whale Conservation Institute in Lincoln, Massachusetts, and a scientific advisor to the International Whaling Commission.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Among Whales
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: 1995
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: First Printing.