The wavewatcher's companion
By: Gavin Pretor-Pinney ; chapter illustrations by David Rooney ; additional illustrations by Graham White
Contributors: Rooney, David, 1962-; White, Graham
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780747589761
Subjects: Popular works; Waves
Description: One bright February afternoon, on a beach in Cornwall, Gavin Pretor-Pinney took a break from cloudspotting and started watching the waves rolling into shore. Mesmerised, he wondered where they had come from, and decided to find out. He soon realised that waves don't just appear on the ocean, they are everywhere around us, and our lives depend on them. From the rippling beats of our hearts, to the movement of food through our digestive tracts and of signals across our brains, waves are the transport systems of our bodies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 320-326) and index.