Open Electronic Resources: Books
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- Big Bank Shoals of the Timor Sea: An Environmental Resource Atlas byISBN: 0642270899Publication Date: 1997
Discovering Scott Reef: 20 Years of Exploration and Research by
ISBN: 9780642322654Publication Date: 2013- Field Guide to the Mangroves of Queensland byPublication Date: 1993
- Marine Protozoa from Woods Hole byPublication Date: 1901
- The Ocean World: Being a Description of the Sea and Its Living Inhabitants byPublication Date: 1869
The Origin of Species by
The publication of Darwin's The Origin of Species in 1859 marked a dramatic turning point in scientific thought. The volume had taken Darwin more than twenty years to publish, in part because he envisioned the storm of controversy it was certain to unleash. Indeed, selling out its first edition on its first day, The Origin of Species revolutionized science, philosophy, and theology. Darwin's reasoned, documented arguments carefully advance his theory of natural selection and his assertion that species were not created all at once by a divine hand but started with a few simple forms that mutated and adapted over time. Whether commenting on his own poor health, discussing his experiments to test instinct in bees, or relating a conversation about a South American burrowing rodent, Darwin's monumental achievement is surprisingly personal and delightfully readable. Its profound ideas remain controversial even today, making it the most influential book in the natural sciences ever written; an important work not just to its time but to the history of humankind.
ISBN: 9780553214635Publication Date: 1859- Sea-Weeds, Shells, and Fossils byPublication Date: 18--
- The Sea Shore byPublication Date: 1922
The Voyage of the Beagle by
In 1831, Darwin embarked on the HMS Beagle for his second expedition surveying the world's remarkable biological diversity. Not only would the expedition last five years and take the biologist to the farthest reaches of the globe, it would also inspire Darwin's celebrated theory of evolution by natural selection. The Voyage of the Beagle details and catalogues Darwin's incredible observations and theories and affords the reader the unique opportunity to witness the natural world unfold through his eyes.
ISBN: 1619492814
Fathoming Our Past: Historical Contexts of the National Marine Sanctuaries by
The volume you hold in your hands provides an instrument for considering the meaning of our nation’s maritime heritage
as viewed through the lens of our nation’s national marine sanctuaries. Although only a glimpse, it allows us to consider
the past and the future of the mosaic of American culture. “Fathoming Our Past” helps us define why our maritime heritage
is important to us as a community and a nation. It also tells us about who we are and why it is worth our efforts to preserve
and interpret heritage resources for future generations.
ISBN: 9781424344178Publication Date: 2007
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