{"product_id":"omphalos-philip-henry-gosse-9781515299561","title":"Omphalos: An Attempt to Untie the Geological Knot","description":"\"You have not allowed for the wind, Hubert,\" said Locksley, in \"Ivanhoe;\" \"or that had been a better shot.\" I remember, when I was in Newfoundland, some five-and-twenty years ago, the disastrous wreck of the brig Elizabeth, which belonged to the firm in which I was a clerk. The master had made a good observation the day before, which had determined his latitude some miles north of Cape St. Francis. A thick fog coming on, he sailed boldly by compass, knowing that, according to his latitude, he could well weather that promontory. But lo  about midnight the ship plunged right against the cliffs of Ferryland, thirty miles to the south, crushing in her bows to the windlass; and presently went down, the crew barely saving their lives. The captain had not allowed for the polar current, which was setting, like a sluice, to the southward, between the Grand Bank and the land.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Philip Henry Gosse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1515299562\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515299561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/30\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.44lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.30d","brand":"Philip Henry Gosse","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939979460863,"sku":"9781515299561","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d283ea9f-1ab8-4286-9dff-bd61414e92f1.jpg?v=1681444585","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/omphalos-philip-henry-gosse-9781515299561","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}