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Encyclopedia of the Sea by Richard Ellis is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Encyclopedia of the Sea about?
From one of the world's leading experts on the sea comes this ocean-sized compendium of aquatic life and lore. Richard Ellis--who is also recognized as America's foremost painter of marine subjects--gives us a masterful synthesis of years of investigation and tens of thousands of disparate sources. The result is the first comprehensive, fully illustrated, and highly readable reference on almost everything that is known about the sea. <p>Ellis's research has taken him all over the world--from Nantucket to Patagonia, from Newfoundland to New Zealand. Now he leads us on a great journey: from the amazing diversity of the creatures of the oceans to the birds who inhabit the skies above them; from the little-known realms of marine geography to the men and women who have bravely explored them; from the fabulous legends the sea has inspired through the ages to the intriguing evolution of the tools of nautical navigation.</p> <p>With more than 450 of the author's own drawings and paintings accompanying the text, Ellis reveals the many wonders of the oceans--abalone, zooxanthellae, and everything in between. We learn about the peculiar behavior of <i>Vampyroteuthis infernalis</i> (the "vampi
Who reads Encyclopedia of the Sea?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Richard Ellis
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
- Published
- 2000
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780375403743
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Anthropology, Science, Social_sciences
- Rating
- 4.6 / 5 (17 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14