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

• Main Author: Koppel, Tom.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Toronto : Dundurn, c2007.
• Subjects: Koppel, Tom.; Tides.; Tidal currents.; Tide-predictors.; Marées.; Courants de marée.; Calculateurs de marée.; SCIENCE > Oceanography. > Earth Sciences; NATURE > Oceans & Seas. > Ecosystems & Habitats; Electronic books.
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Drawing on history, science, and personal memories, Koppel demonstrates the complexity of tides and how they affect all our lives.

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.