Open AccessXIII. Observations on the milky appearance of some spots of water in the sea; by the same
Publication year - 1772
Publication title -
philosophical transactions of the royal society of london
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2053-9223
pISSN - 0261-0523
DOI - 10.1098/rstl.1772.0014
Subject(s) - white (mutation) , milky way , spots , fresh water , black spot , geography , astronomy , history , ancient history , genealogy , archaeology , art history , physics , galaxy , fishery , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , horticulture , gene
It has been remarked by several navigators, on their passage from Mocha to Bombay, Surat, &c. that they had discovered in the night spots of water as white as milk, and could never assign any reason for it; and many have been so much alarmed, that they have immediately hove to and sounded; but I never heard of any body ever getting ground.