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Title page of Edwards Forbes' paper concerning a dredging expedition in theAegean Sea

Description

Title page of Edwards Forbes' paper concerning a dredging expedition in theAegean Sea. Forbes set forth the concept that no life existed below 300 fathomsinspiring numerous pioneeer oceanographers to devise means to prove him wrong. In: The Annual Report of the British Association for the Advancement ofScience for the year 1843. NOAA Central Library Journal collection.

Photographer

Archival Photography by Steve Nicklas

Display Date

1843

Collection

Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
Expeditions and Cruises
British Cruises

NOAA Affiliation

NOS

Keywords

Historical Ships
Biological Oceanography