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Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. "Challenger" During the Years 1875-76


Call Number
MIC FIC
Q 115 C437 1880
Description
 

Great Britain. Challenger Office. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of the H.M.S. "Challenger" During the Years 1875-76. Edinburgh: 1880-95. Reprinted in 1966 by Microcard Edition, Inc.  

Microfiche. 

            SCOPE:

                  Edinburgh University and the Royal Society of London sponsored the voyage, one of the most important oceanographic explorations ever undertaken. The Challenger travelled nearly 69,000 miles and collected samples from Tenerife, the Azores, Madeira, the Casa Verde Islands, the Fiji Islands, Tahiti, the Antarctic, and many other locations.
                  The Microfiche reproduces the complete report, including the plates, maps, plans, tables, and diagrams.

            ARRANGEMENT:

                  I. Narrative (2 vols. in 3) 

                  II. Physics and Chemistry (2 vols.)

                  III. Deep-Sea Deposits (1 vol.)

                  IV. Botany (2 vols.)

                  V. Zoology (32 vols. in 40)

                  VI. Summary (2 vols.)

            FINDING AIDS:

                  Table of contents.

            SUBJECT:

                  Science -- History
                  Challenger Expedition, 1872-1876
                  Ocean
                  Marine Fauna