The Sea Around Us

The Sea Around Us

Rachel Carson

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Oxford University Press
Año de edición:
2018
Materia
Oceanografía (mares)
ISBN:
9780190906764
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Published in 1951, The Sea Around Us is one of the most remarkably successful books ever written about the natural world. Anyone who loves the sea, or who is concerned about our natural environment, will want to read this classic work.

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