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small black, olive & metallic silver decorative cloth hardbound 8vo. dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. fine cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean.ink initials under dustwrapper flap inside rear cover, otherwise contents free of all markings. dustwrapper in near fine cond. scratchy spot on cover from old sticker, rubbing at spine top & bottom, not torn or price clipped. nice clean copy. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, inking , underlining, remainder markings etc ~ first edition. first printing (nap). 121p. 8 tables. 64 figures (b&w photo illustrations & diagrams), index. translated by A.J. Pomerans from the 1953 german edition. science. climatology. oceanography. geography. astronomy. ~ The story of tides is the story of cosmic forces acting across the emptiness of space ~ forces that only now, at the opening of the space age, are beginning to be understood. Tides affect our whole world. The oceans, the air, the very earth we stand on ~ all stir to this great rhythm. Since the earliest times man has responded with awe, curiosity, and fear. Now he is learning to understand, measure, and predict the tides, making them his servant instead of his enemy. This book describes simply and clearly what tides are, how they work, and why. It clears up many apparent mysteries. What immense force propels the tidal wave of the Amazon, forming a cataract a mile broad and 15 feet high? Why does the tide rise twice a day at San Francisco, once a day in Manila? Here are the answers to these and many other questions, in word and picture. Seller Inventory # 8201204
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