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The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It

byHelen Scales

Focused on exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It, The Brilliant Abyss brings Helen Scales's science narrative to a complex and consequential subject. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the connected fields of nature and science. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

Atlantic Monthly Press

Publication date

July 6, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

288

ISBN

9780802158222