Expeditions, March 1874-January 1876

Component identifier:: Series JDH/1
Extent:: 4 items
Content Summary:: The Challenger Expedition of 1872-76 was organised by the Royal Society with the aim of studying the world's oceans. HMS Challenger circumnavigated the globe, sailing about 68,000 miles and making 492 deep sea soundings and 133 bottom dredges. The scientists aboard the ship included C. Wyville Thomson, John Murray, John Buchanan and Henry Moseley.

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Location of this collection:: National Library of Australia

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Canberra ACT 2600, Australia