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Waters of the World: The Story of the Scientists Who Unraveled the Mysteries of Our Oceans, Atmosphere, and Ice Sheets and Made the Planet Whole
By Dry, Sarah
- ISBN
- 9780226507705
- Publisher
- Univ. of Chicago
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Reviewed on September 13, 2019 | Science & Technology
British science historian Dry (The Newton Papers; The Strange) delves into the work of scientists and explorers who were key in developing the still fairly new (her subjects were born between 1819 and 1923) discipline of climate science using a biographical approach. Dry focuses on eccentric Victorian scientist and glacier adventurer John Tyndall, who looked at water as the vehicle for climate. The author's lyrical disc...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
