Ebb and flow : tides and life on our once and future planet /

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Author / Creator:	Koppel, Tom.
Imprint:	Toronto : Dundurn, ©2007.
Description:	1 online resource (292 pages) : illustrations, maps, portrait
Language:	English
Subject:	Koppel, Tom. Koppel, Tom. Tides. Tidal currents. Tide-predictors. Tidal currents. Tide-predictors. Tides. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11184038

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ISBN:	9781554881482 155488148X 1550027263 9781550027266 9781550027266
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-292). Print version record.
Summary:	Drawing on history, science, and personal memories, Koppel demonstrates the complexity of tides and how they affect all our lives.
Other form:	Print version: Koppel, Tom. Ebb and flow. Toronto : Dundurn, ©2007 9781550027266 1550027263

Table of Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER 1: HIGH WATER AND HISTORY: India, China, and How the Ancient World Learned about the Moon and Tides; CHAPTER 2: LIVING BY THE TIDES: Author's Daily Activities Run in Sync with the Local Tide Tables; CHAPTER 3: HEAVEN AND EARTH: The Renaissance and Isaac Newton's Great Breakthrough in Tidal Theory; CHAPTER 4: INTO THE MAELSTROM: Powerful Tidal Currents Generate Killer Whirlpools; CHAPTER 5: THE SHAPE OF TIDES: The Great Variety of Shorelines Created by Different Tidal Regimes.

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