Books with author Matthew Fontaine Maury

Title: The Physical Geography of the Sea, and its Meteorology.Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC.The GEOGRAPHY & TOPOGRAPHY collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. Offering some insights into the study and mapping of the natural world, this collection includes texts on Babylon, the geographies of China, and the medieval Islamic world. Also included are regional geographies and volumes on environmental determinism, topographical analyses of England, China, ancient Jerusalem, and significant tracts of North America. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification:++++<Source Library> British Library<Contributors> Maury, Matthew Fontaine; <Original Pub Date> 1869.<Physical Description> 8º.<Shelfmark> 10497.de.14.

Excerpt from The Physical Geography of the Sea, and Its MeteorologyIn short. The author desires here to state to the friends and students of this beautiful and elevating science, that it is pro greesive - that occupying with regard to it somewhat the relation of a pioneer, his object has been, is, and shall be. Mm.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> The Physical Geography Of The Sea, And Its Meteorology<edition> 8<author> Matthew Fontaine Maury<publisher> Harper & Brothers, 1860<subjects> Science; Earth Sciences; Oceanography; Marine meteorology; Ocean; Oceanography; Science / Earth Sciences / Oceanography

Excerpt from The Physical Geography of the SeaIt is not expected that the hands which haul up the deep-sea line with the sounding-rod loaded with bottom should furnish a description of the organisms thus recovered, neither is it to be demanded that the sailor who tows the insect-net in the water shall furnish us with drawings, secundum artem, of the little pris oners he may capture in it. All that I venture to ask is, that such treasures may be sought for in the sea by my fellow-labor ers; that, when found, they may be properly labeled and carefully preserved, so that they may reach the hands of experts at home in a condition suitable for study under the microscope.Brooke's sounding-rod has opened a new field for study at the bottom of the ocean; so may the bucket of Foster and the net of Toynbee enlarge that at the surface.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

"[...]Entered according to act of Congress in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty five by HARPER & BROTHERS in the clerk’s office of the District Court of the Southern District of New York AS A TOKEN OF FRIENDSHIP, AND A TRIBUTE TO WORTH, This Volume Is Dedicated To GEORGE MANNING, OF NEW YORK. WASHINGTON OBSERVATORY, December, 1854. INTRODUCTION CHAPTER I. — THE GULF STREAM. The Gulf Stream, § 1. — Its Color, 2. — Its Cause, 3-7. — Franklin’s Theory, 8. The Sargasso Sea, 13. — The Trade wind Agency refuted, 14. — Galvanic Properties of Gulf Stream Waters, 26. — Initial Velocity, 30. — Agents that make Water in one part of the Sea heavier than in another, 31. — Temperature of the Gulf Stream, 37. — It is[...]".