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Yale University Press, 2019. Hardcover. New/New. New hardcover with like DJ. Text is clean and free of marks or underlining. Includes bibliography, index, and B&W illustrations. 257 pp. Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. A gripping tale of exploration aboard H.M.S. Challenger, an expedition that laid the foundations for modern oceanography From late 1872 to 1876, H.M.S. Challenger explored the world's oceans. Conducting deep sea soundings, dredging the ocean floor, recording temperatures, observing weather, and collecting biological samples, the expedition laid the foundations for modern oceanography. Following the ship's naturalists and their discoveries, earth scientist Doug Macdougall engagingly tells a story of Victorian-era adventure and ties these early explorations to the growth of modern scientific fields. In this lively story of discovery, hardship, and humor, Macdougall examines the work of the expedition's scientists, especially the naturalist Henry Moseley, who…
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- Title Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest: The Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger and the Birth of Modern Oceanography
- Author Doug Macdougall
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Yale University Press
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780300232059 / 0300232055
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.1 in (21.08 x 14.48 x 2.79 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Topical: Ecology
- Library of Congress subjects Voyages around the world, Scientific expeditions
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2019931293
- Dewey Decimal Code 910.41
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