A Scientist at the Seashore

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A Scientist at the Seashore is a 1984 book written by American physicist James Trefil. It is Trefil's fourth book.

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A noted physicist and popular science writer heads for the beach to answer common and uncommon questions about the ocean: why the sea is salty, how bubbles form on the water's surface, where waves come from, and other curiosities of the marine world.

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