The development of instruments and apparatus for physical oceanography, 1800-1914
Early attempts to formulate a science of the sea were stimulated by the scientific revolution of the 17th century, but were far ahead of the technical capabilities and achieved little as instruments produced were unsuited to use within all but the shallowest waters. During the first half of the 19th...
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University of Leicester
1978
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