The New Books display cases and cart are filling up with more tasty titles. Here is a brief review of one of our exciting new selections!
The Silent Deep by Tony Koslow. The University of Chicago Press, 2007.
QH541.5.D35 K67
“…an encyclopedic overview of 200 years’ worth of oceanographic discoveries, research and resource exploitation. Organized chronologically, part one begins with ancient thinkers like Aristotle before profiling the work of pioneering oceanic naturalists of the early 19th century like Forbes, Milne-Edwards, Sars and Darwin. Part two explores 20th-century methods for tackling the mysteries of the deep sea, including spectacular discoveries of unknown species, hydrothermal hot springs, methane seeps and whale falls. The third section considers the deep-reaching impact of humanity-not only through fishing, mining and dumping, but also global climate change-whose effects touch every region of the sea. This volume provides helpful information on any given sea-centric query and a thorough bibliography for finding additional material. Illustrations and figures range from reproductions of early drawings to high-resolution, in situ photographs, startling in beauty and detail. Informative, gorgeous and extremely well written, this title may be the only marine-life reference you’ll ever need.” – Publisher’s Weekly Starred Review
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The Life of Numbers by Antonio Duran, Georges Ifrah, and Alberto Manguel.
QA141. L54 2006
For more recent arrivals, refer to our New Books List, organized by subject.
