Tides: A Scientific History
Language: English
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1999
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Cambridge University Press, 1999. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NO fading. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Square and tight. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are clean and unmarked. Illustrations throughout. First printing of the First Edition with "First published 1999" so stated on the copyright page. Bound in the original silver-stamped black boards. Complete with dust jacket. From GoodReads: "This book, first published in 1999, 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." GoodReads rating: 4.33 stars. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xii, 292pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. …
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- Title
- Tides: A Scientific History
- Author
- Cartwright, David Edgar
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- Near Fine condition
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine dust jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0521621453
- ISBN 13
- 9780521621458
- Illustrator
- NOT a library discard
- Edition
- First Edition.
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' ... 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 history ... a masterpiece.' Nature
' ... 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.' The Times Literary Supplement
'David Cartwright has written a wonderful book that combines history and science with scholarship ... this is an authoritative work ... quite an achievement.' Astrophysics and Geophysics
' ... should appeal to a broad range of readers curious about the evolution of this science.' Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
'David Cartwright has written a wonderful book that combines history and science with scholarship ... this is an authoritative work and a rattling good read, quite an achievement.' David Gubbins, Astrophysics and Geophysics
'Cartwright has identified a long-standing need for a comprehensive history of tidal research and he has filled that need admirably. He offers us an in-depth history that covers the entire subject from antiquity to modern times ... Cartwright has written a much-needed academic history of tidal science that will serve historians as an important reference work and starting point for future detailed investigations into individual aspects of tidal research.' Terry Mahoney, The Observatory
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