%0 Book %T Endless novelties of extraordinary interest: the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger and the birth of modern oceanography %A Macdougall, John D. %D 2019 %I Yale University Press %C New Haven %@ 9780300232059 %G English %F 1724723359 %O Doug Macdougall %O Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-246) and index %X Cosmic dust -- Challenger's curious scientists -- Shakedown -- Continuous chalk, evolution, and the primordial ooze -- The sagacity of crabs -- Penguins galore -- Silica and ice -- The natives -- Corals and coral reefs -- Islands, birds of paradise, and Victorian museums -- Light and blackness in the deep sea -- Challenger's enduring legacy. %L 910.41 %K Oceanography %K History %K Scientific expeditions %K Voyages around the world %K Challenger %K Forschungsreise %K Meereskunde %9 Text