Oceans (Discovering Earth): A Scientific History of Oceans and Marine Life

by Michael Allaby (Author), Michael Allaby (Author), Richard Garratt (Illustrator)

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  Illustrated
  2009

  $46.09

  Details some of the greatest surveyors and mapmakers, including Captain James Cook and Robert FitzRoy, as well as some of the explorations that made a huge impact on ocean research. This book also examines ocean basins. It contains chapters that include: Mapping the Oceans, The Origin of the Oceans, and Studying the Ocean Floor.