Waves
By: Fredric Raichlen
Series: The MIT Press essential knowledge
Publisher: MIT Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Cambridge, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 236
ISBN-13: 9780262518239
Subjects: Water waves; Ocean waves; Wave mechanics
Description: Sitting on the beach on a sunny summer day, we enjoy the steady advance and retreat of the waves. In the water, enthusiastic waders jump and shriek with pleasure when a wave hits them. But where do these waves come from? How are they formed and why do they break on the shore?
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.