robert falcon scott led the challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876.
robert falcon scott led the challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876.
who led the challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876?
robert falcon scott
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the "challenger" expedition of 1872–1876 was a scientific exercise that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. the expedition was named after the mother vessel, .









































prompted by charles wyville thomson—of the university of edinburgh and merchiston castle school—the royal society of london obtained the use of "challenger" from the royal navy and in 1872 modified the ship for scientific tasks, equipping her with separate laboratories for natural history and chemistry. the expedition, led by captain george nares, sailed from portsmouth, england, on 21 december 1872. other naval officers included commander john maclear.
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bullet::::- "the silent landscape: the scientific voyage of hms challenger" (2003), r. m. corfield, joseph henry press.









































bullet::::- "the challenger expedition, 1872–1876: a visual index" (1994), eileen v. brunton, natural history museum.









































bullet::::- "the voyage of the 'challenger" (1974), eric linklater, cardinal.









































bullet::::- centenary of the challenger expedition, 1872–1876, john b. tait, scottish geographical magazine, volume 88, issue 3, 1972









































bullet::::- "bermuda and the challenger expedition" (1901, 2010 reprint), george watson cole, kessinger publishing.









































bullet::::- "upheaval from the abyss: ocean floor mapping and the earth science revolution" (2002), david m. lawrence









































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