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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Eric Mills , John CullenPublisher: University of Toronto Press Imprint: University of Toronto Press Dimensions: Width: 14.90cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 22.20cm Weight: 0.660kg ISBN: 9781442613720ISBN 10: 1442613726 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 30 January 2012 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsIllustrations Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: The Development of Biological Oceanography PART 1 The Origin of Biological Oceanography in Germany and Scandinavia during the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries * This Blood of the Sea : The Origin of Quantitative 9 Plankton Biology in Germany, 1870-1911* The Control of Metabolism in the Sea: Karl Brandt, the Nitrogen Cycle, and the Origin of Brandt's Hypothesis* International Oceanography, the Kiel School, and the Fate of Brandt's Hypothesis* The Water Blooms : The Discovery of the Spring Bloom and Its Control* Hydrography and the Control of Plankton Abundance: Solving the Problem of Plankton Blooms* The End of an Era: The Demise of the Kiel Schoo PART 2 Biological Oceanography in Britain and the United States, 1921-1960 * Food from the Sea: The Origin of British Biological Oceanography* Surveying the Blue Pasture: Plankton Dynamics at Plymouth, 1921-1933* Plankton Production and Its Control: The Marine Ecosystem at Plymouth, 1934-1958* Appreciating Mathematics: The Origin of Plankton Modeling in the United States, 1934-1946* Disciplined Thinking in Biological Oceanography: Plankton Dynamics, Physical Oceanography, and Riley's Synthetic Method Conclusion: The End of One Tale and the Beginning of Another References IndexReviews'A richly detailed and yet accessible look at the development of biological oceanography.'--Jane Maienschein Isis '[A superb treatise on the early history of biological oceanography ... Mills has constructed an enormously appealing, readable, and intellectual history of biological oceanography that transcends the subject area and delves into the philosophy of science and its management.' -- Christopher F. D'Elia BioScience 'The book is a must-read for everyone interested in biological oceanography and meets a high standard of scholarship.' -- W.H. Berger Science 'A richly detailed and yet accessible look at the development of biological oceanography.' -- Jane Maienschein Isis 'Eric L. Mills's Biological Oceanography gives proof that history need not be dull ... He writes with ease and grace, and with the characters at his disposal he tells a fine story.' -- Frederick A. Aldrich The Northern Mariner '[A superb treatise on the early history of biological oceanography ... Mills has constructed an enormously appealing, readable, and intellectual history of biological oceanography that transcends the subject area and delves into the philosophy of science and its management.' -- Christopher F. D'Elia 'The book is a must-read for everyone interested in biological oceanography and meets a high standard of scholarship.' -- W.H. Berger 'A richly detailed and yet accessible look at the development of biological oceanography.' -- Jane Maienschein '[A superb treatise on the early history of biological oceanography ... Mills has constructed an enormously appealing, readable, and intellectual history of biological oceanography that transcends the subject area and delves into the philosophy of science and its management.' -- Christopher F. D'Elia BioScience 'The book is a must-read for everyone interested in biological oceanography and meets a high standard of scholarship.' -- W.H. Berger Science 'A richly detailed and yet accessible look at the development of biological oceanography.' -- Jane Maienschein Isis Author InformationEric L. Mills is a professor emeritus in the Department of Oceanography at Dalhousie University and former director of the History of Science and Technology Program at the University of King's College. He is the winner of the Jehuda Neumann Memorial Prize for the History of Meteorology and Physical Oceanography from the Royal Meteorological Society. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |