The Book of the Ocean
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The Ocean and its Origin
13:45 -
Waves, Tides, and Currents
41:06 -
The Building and Rigging of Ships
34:29 -
Early Voyages and Explorations - Part I - Previous to the Discovery of America.
53:38 -
Early Voyages and Explorations - Part II - From Columbus to Cook.
50:01 -
Secrets Won from the Frozen North, part 1
49:50 -
Secrets Won from the Frozen North, part 2
42:20 -
War-Ships and Naval Battles - Part I - Wooden Walls, from Salamis to Trafalgar, part 1
36:58 -
War-Ships and Naval Battles - Part I - Wooden Walls, from Salamis to Trafalgar, part 2
36:57 -
War-Ships and Naval Battles - Part II - he Present Era of Steam and Steel.
47:42 -
The Merchants of the Sea
43:04 -
Robbers of the Seas
31:18 -
Yachting and Pleasure-Boating
31:59 -
Dangers of the Deep, part 1
34:21 -
Dangers of the Deep, part 2
35:31 -
Fishing and other Marine Industries
35:53 -
The Plants of the Sea and their Uses
21:55 -
Animal Life in the Sea
31:55
The Book of the Ocean (1898) is a public domain work.
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A rubber band around a globe supplies Ernest Ingersoll with a simple way to show how much of Earth belongs to the ocean. From that opening demonstration, he turns to ancient ideas about the sea and a nineteenth-century scientific account of its origins. Explanations of erosion, the formation of rock layers and the names of oceans establish the physical setting for a wide survey of maritime life.
The chapter plan brings natural history together with ships and the people who use them, covering voyages, polar exploration, commerce, fishing, sea plants and marine animals. In the naval section, Ingersoll explains the shift to steel vessels and describes how double bottoms and separate watertight compartments help ships remain afloat. Published in 1898, this illustrated work offers readers a view of ocean science and maritime technology as they were presented to a broad audience at the end of the nineteenth century.
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- Ernest Ingersoll
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