The Silent Landscape: The Scientific Voyage of Hms Challenger - Hardcover

Richard Corfield

 
9780309089043: The Silent Landscape: The Scientific Voyage of Hms Challenger

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In 1872, the HMS Challenger set out on a three-and-a- half year mission that was responsible, according to Corfield (Oxford U., UK), for laying the foundations of oceanography and marine geology. He narrates the voyage, describing both the discoveries of the crew and the current scientific knowledge about their finds. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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