Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century - D. Graham Burnett - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226081304 - January 31, 2012
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D. Graham Burnett
Sounding of the Whale: Science and Cetaceans in the Twentieth Century

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From the trials of Job to the legends of Sinbad, whales have breached in the human imagination as looming figures of terror, power, confusion, and mystery. This book tells a story of how science, politics, and simple human wonder intertwined to transform the way we see these behemoths from below.

728 pages, 16 colour plates, 86 halftones, 18 line drawings

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Released January 31, 2012
ISBN13 9780226081304
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 728
Dimensions 176 × 226 × 54 mm   ·   1.26 kg

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