The Challenger Expedition: Exploring the Ocean's Depths - Paperback
by Erika Jones
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Royal Museums GreenwichISBN-13:9781906367978ISBN-10:1906367973UPC:9781906367978Book Category:Science, History, NatureBook Subcategory:Expeditions & DiscoveriesSize:9.61 x 7.40 x 0.94 inchesWeight:2.0216Product ID:SCZ77YSX89
Published to mark the 150th anniversary of the launch of the Challenger expedition, The Challenger Expedition: Exploring the Ocean's Depths tells the story of the groundbreaking voyage that transformed our understanding of the deep sea. On December 1872, HMS Challenger, especially modified to support a team of civilian scientists, set sail from Portsmouth, England, to begin a round-the-world journey, unique for the scale of its ambition and scope. Exploring the Deep tracks the paths of six objects associated with the Challenger expedition, including the Baillie sounding machine, a starfish, a photographic album and HMS Challenger itself, to reveal the stories of the often hidden work, technologies and international collaboration at the heart of this nineteenth-century scientific endeavour. Lavishly illustrated with objects from the National Maritime Museum and significant collections around the world, The Challenger Expedition is a fascinating tale of scientific breakthroughs, global trade networks, empire and the legacy of the Challenger expedition on the modern study of oceanography.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Royal Museums GreenwichISBN-13:9781906367978ISBN-10:1906367973UPC:9781906367978Book Category:Science, History, NatureBook Subcategory:Expeditions & DiscoveriesSize:9.61 x 7.40 x 0.94 inchesWeight:2.0216Product ID:SCZ77YSX89
Dr Erika Jones is Curator of Navigation and Oceanography at Royal Museums Greenwich. She received her MSc in Environment, Science and Society from UCL and a BA in Environmental Science from Boston University. She was the recipient of a UK Arts and Humanities Research Council collaborative doctoral award with the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, and UCL, during which time she undertook original research into the Challenger Expedition. Jones is co-editor of Women in the History of Science: A Sourcebook (UCL Press, 2022)
Publisher: Royal Museums Greenwich
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