{"product_id":"9781911590873","title":"The Bathysphere Book : Effects of the Luminous Ocean Depths by Brad Fox","description":"\u003cp\u003e'Holds up a mirror to a pioneering explorer of the deep seas' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Exquisite . . . full of fascinating technology, novel marine discoveries - and unusual scientists' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An exhilarating read and one of the best things I've read in years' \u003cb\u003eMartin MacInnes\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e11 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA deep dive into Beebe's eyewitness accounts of underwater exploration, \u003ci\u003eThe Bathysphere Book\u003c\/i\u003e blends research and storytelling, uncovering a magical world where ghostly glowing organisms test the limits of human understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFURTHER PRAISE:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A weird and often beautiful fusion of science writing, history and poetry'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Guardian\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Wondrous'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Spectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Hypnotic . . . beautifully written'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Delightfully eccentric . . . a love letter to the magic of the ocean'\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Waterstones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Full of suspense, revelation, and beauty' \u003cb\u003eSy Montgomery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56308930806133,"sku":"9781911590873","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781911590873.jpg?v=1762809747","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781911590873","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}