Title:
The Bathysphere book : effects of the luminous ocean depths
Author:
Edition:
First edition.
Publication Date:
2023
Publication Information:
New York : Astra House, [2023]
Physical Description:
336 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781662601903
Abstract:
A gorgeous account of William Beebe's 1934 Bathysphere expedition, the first-ever deep-sea voyage to the otherworldly environment 3,024 feet below sea level.
Contents:
First glimpse -- Spectral visions -- Sinking lower -- Upside down -- Blunderbuss -- Falling -- The deepest dives -- Underwriting -- Surfacing -- Summer -- Invisibilities -- Ink spills everywhere -- Silence and solitude -- Leaving the body behind -- Recent sightings.
Conference Subject:
Language:
English
