Bathysphere Book – Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths

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ISBN: 9781911590873
Title: Bathysphere Book – Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths
Author: FOX BRAD

‘Holds up a mirror to a pioneering explorer of the deep seas’ Financial Times

‘Exquisite . . . full of fascinating technology, novel marine discoveries – and unusual scientists’ New Scientist

‘An exhilarating read and one of the best things I’ve read in years’ Martin MacInnes

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11 June, 1930. On a ship floating near Nonsuch Island, a curious steel ball is lowered 3,000 feet into the sea. Crumpled inside, the famed zoologist William Beebe gazes out of the thick quartz windows, watching luminous marine life and never-before-seen creatures flit out of the inky darkness.

A deep dive into Beebe’s eyewitness accounts of underwater exploration, The Bathysphere Book blends research and storytelling, uncovering a magical world where ghostly glowing organisms test the limits of human understanding.

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FURTHER PRAISE:’A weird and often beautiful fusion of science writing, history and poetry’ Guardian

‘Wondrous’ Spectator

‘Hypnotic . . . beautifully written’ New York Times

‘Delightfully eccentric . . . a love letter to the magic of the ocean’ Waterstones

‘Full of suspense, revelation, and beauty’ Sy Montgomery

Format: Trade Paper
Publication date: 20/03/2025
Pages: 384
Available stock: 1