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The silent landscape : the scientific voyage of HMS Challenger
- Title
- The silent landscape : the scientific voyage of HMS Challenger / Richard Corfield.
- Author
- Corfield, R. M.
- Publication
- Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, ©2003.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | Q115 .C79 2003 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xiv, 285 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- Summary
- Tells the story of the scientific voyage of the HMS Challenger, which set out in 1872 from Portsmouth, England, to map and sample the ocean floor.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-259) and index.
- Contents
- Threshold of the deep -- The desert under the sea -- The restless earth -- Kingdoms of mud and lime -- Climate triggers and Bermudan secrets -- Kelp and cold light -- The library of time -- The grim latitudes -- The lost world -- The echoes of evolution -- The groaning planet -- Dreams of big science.
- ISBN
- 0309089042
- 9780309089043
- 0309505909
- 9780309505901
- LCCN
- 2003012239
- OCLC
- ocm52386350
- 52386350
- SCSB-1308779
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library