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Sometimes truth is indeed stranger than fiction. Fifty-foot-long sea serpents do exist, as it turns out, though without the baneful intentions that mythology has ascribed to them. The Universe Below examines the awe-inspiring and little-known worlds that lurk in the deep seas, often more than a mile beneath the waves. Author William Broad gives a highly personal account of undersea explorations that scouted out everything from bizarre life forms feeding off of scalding vents at the bottom of the ocean to 16th-century shipwrecks filled with cultural artifacts and perhaps even gold. Broad's book is meticulously researched and full of surprising discoveries about the unseen undersea world.
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From Library Journal
The deep sea is the last frontier whose secrets are just now being revealed. Broad, a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the New York Times, offers an excellent personal overview of current explorations. As in his earlier works, technology is the focus, along with the personalities involved; most of the chapters are related to articles Broad has published in the Times since 1993. After a brief history of deep-sea exploration before 1900, the book is set firmly in the 20th century, concentrating on the ships, subs, divers, underwater vehicles both manned and robotic, and satellites used in a variety of applications, from discovering the Titanic to observing unusual or new marine species. As a readable introduction to deep-water oceanographic research and recovery techniques, this is recommended for public libraries.?Jean E. Crampon, Hancock Biology & Oceanography Lib., Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte fait référence à une édition épuisée ou non disponible de ce titre.
