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Ballard, Robert D. With Malcolm Mcconnell

Explorations; My Quest for Adventure and Discovery Under the Sea

1995

20.68 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Year of publication
1995
Place of printing
New York. Hyperion
Author
Ballard, Robert D. With Malcolm Mcconnell
Edition
First Edition.
Keyword
Travel - General oceanography
Languages
English
First edition
Yes

Description

8vo [24 x 17 cm]; [viii], 407 pp, numerous color illus. original quarter cloth and boards, dj, fine. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. The author, who also wrote the Discovery of the Titanic, here describes his many feats including using bathyscaphs and submersible vehicles, exploring ocean life, geology. He describes his discovery of the Titanic, his inching down the liner's grand staircase, at 12,000 feet below sea level. He also explored the Bismarck, sunk in the second world war. It represented a significant breakthrough in deep sea exploration.
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