FOREWORD 



Science rmd the Sea, a collection of selected Pilot Chart Articles, was 

 first published in 1966 as a means of acquainting teachers and students alike 

 with some of the more practical aspects of the familiarization with the sea 

 as regards to oceanography, hydrography, and navigation. Since then, the 

 publication, now designated as Volume I, has been widely distributed and has 

 thus received the acclaim of readers in many walks of life. As proof of the 

 great interest generated by Volume I, numerous requests have been made for 

 a further compilation of similar articles. 



Volume II of Science and the Sea, the second in this proposed series, 

 features ten additional articles covering a wide range of oceanographic, 

 hydrographic. and navigational subjects. The articles included were orig- 

 inally prepared for presentation on the reverse sides of issues of the Pilot 

 Chart of the North Atlantic Ocean and the Pilot Chart uf the North Pacific 

 Ocean. These charts are published monthly by the U.S. Naval Oceanographic 

 Office to provide mariners with a graphic synopsis of oceanographic, hydro- 

 graphic, navigational, and meteorological conditions that prevail in those 

 waters. 



Volume I of the booklet may still be procured by ordering from the 

 Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 

 D.C. 20402. Price 75 cents. 



Captain, U.S. Navy 



