Report On The Scientific Results Of The Voyage Of Hms Challenger

Author : Charles Wyville Thomson
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781391285603
Total Pages : 1048 pages
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Download or read book Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Under the Command of Captain George S. Nares, R. N., F. R. S. And the Late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R. N , Vol. 24 written by Charles Wyville Thomson and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-09 with total page 1048 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H. M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-76, Under the Command of Captain George S. Nares, R. N., F. R. S. And the Late Captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R. N, Vol. 24: Zoology; Text The Crustacea Macrura brought home by the Challenger Expedition were placed in my hands for examination and description by the late Sir C. Wyville Thomson, and the progress of the work has gone on under Mr. John Murray, the present Director of the Challenger Publications. The specimens, which were obtained by the dredge, trawl, tow-nets, or by other means, number about 2000, and, arranged according to species and localities, are preserved in about 400 bottles. All these have been carefully examined, the relative numbers of the sexes in most cases determined, and the anatomy and struc ture of one or more specimens of each species studied and figured, except where the specimens were too few to allow of their being broken up and dissected. In making both the descriptions and drawings I have always felt that I was dealing with specimens of more than ordinary interest, since they were in many instances obtained from localities which are not likely to be again explored for some time, and which are scattered over a vast area of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. Here I wish to express my indebtedness both to Mr. T. Wemyss Fulton, m.e., of the Challenger Editorial Staff, and to Mr. J. C. Richards, the former for his aid in watching the Report through the press, and the latter for his careful rendering of my drawings on the stone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.