Water breaks rocks, levels mountains, and cuts canyons. It comes in
many forms, from puddles, to icicles, to mist, to tidal waves. It
covers most of the Earth and constitutes a majority of the human
body. Too much water can destroy entire regions-so can too little.
Life depends on it. We drink it, bathe in it, swim in it, drown in
it, fish in it, heat up and cool off in it. One of the most
versatile and familiar elements in the world, water is also one of
the most mysterious. The 236 entries in this book comprise an A-Z
overview of water's manifold roles in human society and the natural
world throughout history. Topics include boats and ships, dams,
groundwater, hydrology, ice, the Johnstown Flood, Scripps Institute
of Oceanography, sea monsters, surface tension, and water wheels,
and much more. Scientific and technical issues are explored,
including the physical and chemical properties of water, steam, and
ice; the uses to which water and steam are put; and the
purification, transfer, and uses of water by communities. The
hydrologic cycle is explained, with attention to the properties and
distribution of ice masses, and the properties of oceans and
rivers. Philosophical, mystical, metaphorical, and symbolic roles
of water in literature, mythology, religion, the visual arts, and
music are considered, as are individuals and organizations
responsible for contributing to our understanding of water. This
book includes a bibliography and a guide to related topics. Each
entry concludes with a list of further readings. Attention is also
paid to the philosophical, mystical, metaphorical, and symbolic
role that water has played for humans in literature, mythology,
religion, the visual arts, andmusic. Finally, a number of
individuals and organizations that now make and have made important
contributions to our understanding of water and its role in human
life and in the natural world are included. Sample entries include
water wheel, surface tension, Scripps Institute of Oceanography,
sea monsters, Johnstown Flood, hydrology, ice, groundwater, dams,
Rachel Carson, and boats and ships. The book also includes a
bibliography and a guide to related topics, and each of the entries
concludes with a list of further readings.
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