Adamowsky, Natascha (Author)
Pickering & Chatto
Physical Details: 256 pp.; notes; index
Language: English
The depths of the oceans are the last example of terra incognita on earth. Adamowsky presents a study of the sea, arguing that -- contrary to popular belief -- post-Enlightenment discourse on the sea was still subject to mystery and wonder, and not wholly rationalized by science. She portrays the sea as a theatre of mystery, accessible only with considerable technological effort. It is this unknowable quality which locates the sea at the intersection between science and our imagination.
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