{"product_id":"the-fluid-envelope-of-our-eric-l-mills-9781442612709","title":"The Fluid Envelope of Our Planet: How the Study of Ocean Currents Became a Science","description":"\u003cp\u003eOceans have had a mysterious allure for centuries, inspiring fears, myths, and poetic imaginations. By the early twentieth century, however, scientists began to see oceans as physical phenomena that could be understood through mathematical geophysics. \u003cem\u003eThe Fluid Envelope of Our Planet\u003c\/em\u003e explores the scientific developments from the early middle ages to the twentieth century that illuminated the once murky depths of oceanography.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTracing the transition from descriptive to mathematical analyses of the oceans, Eric Mills examines sailors' and explorers' observations of the oceans, the influence of Scandinavian techniques on German-speaking geographers, and the eventual development of shared quantitative practices and ideas. A detailed and beautifully written account of the history of oceanography, \u003cem\u003eThe Fluid Envelope of Our Planet\u003c\/em\u003e is also an engaging account of the emergence of a scientific discipline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric L. Mills\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442612703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442612709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.10d","brand":"Eric L. Mills","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48449608483071,"sku":"9781442612709","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_da27ecac-1b9e-4325-9e3d-52f4453fb975.jpg?v=1777264142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fluid-envelope-of-our-eric-l-mills-9781442612709","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}