BOOK REVIEW | Tides of History: Ocean Science and
Her Majesty's Navy

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Book Information

Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy
By Michael S. Reidy, University of Chicago Press, 2008, 392 pages, ISBN 0-226-70932-1,
Softcover, $40 US

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Reviewer

Helen Rozwadowski | University of Connecticut, Avery Point, Groton, CT, USA

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First Paragraph

Oceanographers today are more aware than ever of the importance of ocean science, particularly for understanding global issues such as climate change and the repercussions of fishing on ecosystems. Now, historian Michael Reidy offers a book that argues for the importance of ocean science historically on an equally global scale. Improved navigation is certainly part of his story. More strikingly, ocean science was an integral part of both the process of European expansion and the emergence of the modern scientist.

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Full Review

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Citation

Rozwadowski, H. 2009. Review of Tides of History: Ocean Science and Her Majesty's Navy, by M.S. Reidy. Oceanography 22(1):240–241, http://dx.doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2009.30.

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