Excerpt from Deep-Sea Sounding and Dredging: A Description and Discussion of the Methods and Appliances Used on Board the Coast and Geodetic Survey Steamer, "Blake"
These appliances, which are intended to effect an advance in accu racy or in celerity of operations, and to secure ultimate economy, have been well tested in actual service, and are believed to have accomplished, at least in some degree, the object sought.
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. In this book, the author provides invaluable guidance on the deep-sea sounding and dredging used during the latter half of the 19th century. The author's association with the Blake expedition and Professor Alexander Agassiz provided a wealth of experience as the author refined tools and methodologies. The author describes in detail the equipment and methods used to gather critical oceanographic information from the Gulf of Mexico, Gulf of Maine, and beyond. This includes the first use of piano-forte wire for deep-sea sounding, a major breakthrough in the field. The scientific work detailed within this volume helped form our modern understanding of the composition and characteristics of the ocean floor. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781333460044_0
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