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Do dolphins ever sleep? : 211 questions and answers about ships, the sky and the sea

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Why is the sea salty? How does the wind create waves? If ice is transparent, why are icebergs white? Why are cold seas green and warm seas blue? Why don't rope strands untwist? Why does a dinghy slide backwards as you try to climb out?

Why do the sun and moon sometimes have halos? Why do barnacles attach themselves to boat hulls? Do "Dolphins Ever Sleep?" provides the most astonishing answers to a whole range of fascinating questions you may have wondered about or may never even have thought of asking! 'This is one of those books that you open by chance and do not stop reading' - "Voiles et Voiliers".

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Adlard Coles Nautical
0713687061 / 9780713687064
Paperback
551.46
08/06/2007
United Kingdom
English
xiv, 294 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
23 cm
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Packed with interesting and quirky questions, some with the most astonishing answers A fascinating read and an ideal stocking-filler Author is a respected scientist as well as a passionate sailor A world of knowledge for anyone interested in ships, the sea and the sky
Packed with interesting and quirky questions, some with the most astonishing answers A fascinating read and an ideal stocking-filler Author is a respected scientist as well as a passionate sailor A world of knowledge for anyone interested in ships, the sea and the sky GBC Reference works, PDZ Popular science, RBKC Oceanography (seas), WGG Ships & boats: general interest