A Textbook of Oceanography (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Jenkins, J. T.

9781332353026: A Textbook of Oceanography (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 1332353029 ISBN 13: 9781332353026

Verlag: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from A Textbook of Oceanography

The seas form so large a part of the environment of mankind that the reasoned description of their great area and contents is a subject of the very first importance. The main features of the seas and oceans of the globe affect human life and its problems in endless ways. The oceans exercise a profound inﬂuence over climate and vegetation, the possibilities of cultivation and human settlement. Oceanic movements, both tidal and non-tidal, affect the harbours of the globe and our maritime intercourse, and had still more intimate bearings on that intercourse in the days before the introduction of steam as a means of the propulsion of vessels and the era of great engineering feats such as ship-canal construction. These movements also affect the migrations of fish and cetacea, and so inﬂuence fisheries and the growth of sea-power.

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Excerpt from A Textbook of Oceanography

The seas form so large a part of the environment of mankind that the reasoned description of their great area and contents is a subject of the very first importance. The main features of the seas and oceans of the globe affect human life and its problems in endless ways. The oceans exercise a profound influence over climate and vegetation, the possibilities of cultivation and human settlement. Oceanic movements, both tidal and non-tidal, affect the harbours of the globe and our maritime intercourse, and had still more intimate bearings on that intercourse in the days before the introduction of steam as a means of the propulsion of vessels and the era of great engineering feats such as ship-canal construction. These movements also affect the migrations of fish and cetacea, and so influence fisheries and the growth of sea-power.

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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Excerpt from A Textbook of Oceanography

In spite of the great interest that maritime questions have for the English-speaking nations, there is no modern textbook in English on the subject of oceanography.

Considerable progress has recently been made in the teaching of geography, which is now a degree course at many of our Universities. Although there are many textbooks and manuals on navigational.subjects, some of which are published under Government or departmental auspices, it cannot be claimed for these works that their oceanographical (as distinguished from their navigational) instruction is at all up to date. In fact, in most of these works such questions as, e. g., ocean currents are dealt with regardless of modern methods of scientific investigation, and apparently the authors are simply content to copy from older textbooks on the subject. Consequently there is a gap which it is hoped may be filled by a book which, without being unduly technical or mathematical, will give the student an opportunity of becoming acquainted with modern methods of oceanographical research and their chief results. This book has been designed to meet the requirements of the higher forms of schools, of teachers in training, and of students attending a school of geography at one of the Universities, as well as intending naval and mercantile marine officers, since, although a textbook of oceanography can hardly be regarded as an aid to navigation, it should contain much of interest to seafarers. The book should be read with the aid of an atlas, since it is impossible, without unduly enlarging the scope of the book, to provide charts and plans to illustrate all the points dealt with.

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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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