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100 1 _aFiguier, Louis,
_d1819-1894
245 1 4 _aThe Ocean World: Being a Description of the Sea and Its Living Inhabitants.
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2014
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2014-12-11
508 _aProduced by Chris Curnow, Jane Robins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"The Ocean World: Being a Description of the Sea and Its Living Inhabitants" by Louis Figuier is a scientific publication likely written in the late 19th century. This work provides a detailed exploration of the ocean's vastness, its natural history, and the diverse life forms inhabiting its depths, aiming to make complex scientific concepts more accessible to the general reader. Through a blend of vivid descriptions and illustrations, it seeks to illuminate the ocean's wonders for both scientific understanding and appreciation. At the start of this comprehensive account, the author introduces the ocean, highlighting its immense coverage of the Earth's surface and delving into various characteristics such as depth, salinity, and color. The text emphasizes the ocean as a single entity, discussing its different currents, tides, and the intriguing phenomena that occur within it. Figuier paints a captivating picture of marine life, describing the enchanting underwater gardens and the myriad forms of life dwelling within. The opening also sets the stage for a more detailed examination of oceanic creatures and their habitats, promising an engaging journey through the complexities of oceanic existence. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aOcean
653 _aMarine animals
700 1 _aGroom Napier, Charles Ottley,
_d1839-
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/47626
999 _c88465
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