First published in 2003. From Part One: 'Our ignorance of the marine world is much greater still. It is such that I do not hesitate to claim that, in the ocean, everything is still possible! Faced with the immensity of Neptune's realm, a certain degree of gullibility is preferable to blind incredulity. If it was claimed tomorrow that a real mermaid had been captured - not just an ugly manatee, but a creature boasting Marilyn Monroe's bust and the tail of a coelacanth - the attitude of the zoologist who wished to see it ...
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First published in 2003. From Part One: 'Our ignorance of the marine world is much greater still. It is such that I do not hesitate to claim that, in the ocean, everything is still possible! Faced with the immensity of Neptune's realm, a certain degree of gullibility is preferable to blind incredulity. If it was claimed tomorrow that a real mermaid had been captured - not just an ugly manatee, but a creature boasting Marilyn Monroe's bust and the tail of a coelacanth - the attitude of the zoologist who wished to see it would be much more scientifically justifiable that that of his colleague who would merely shrug the news away. The sea covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe, but our ships cross it only along rather narrow and fixed paths.' This book looks at the science behind the stories.
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Add this copy of Kraken & the Colossal Octopus to cart. $76.46, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2016 by Routledge.
Add this copy of The Kraken and the Colossal Octopus to cart. $201.00, good condition, Sold by Chamblin Bookmine rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Jacksonville, FL, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Kegan Paul.
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Good. 332pp. Pictorial boards, black lettering. Text and illustration is clean on unmarked, uncreased pages. Hinges are secure, textblock has slight cant, pointed corners. Moderate overall shelf/timewear, boardwear, board corner bumps, foxing on textblock edges, faintly on page foredges.
