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Marine science in the age of sail
Author(s) -
Rice Anthony L.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
zoologica scripta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.204
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1463-6409
pISSN - 0300-3256
DOI - 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2007.00305.x
Subject(s) - cruise , deep sea , ocean science , oceanography , biology , scale (ratio) , fishery , geology , geography , cartography
Contrary to commonly expressed opinion, scientific interest in the deep ocean did not begin in the second half of the nineteenth century with the famous cruise of HMS Challenger . However, before the widespread use of steam power, any would‐be deep sea scientist had a number of difficulties to overcome. This paper explores a few of the more obvious ones that probably explain why, prior to the Challenger voyage, attempts at deep ocean science were generally small scale, uncoordinated — and largely unsuccessful!