Title page of Edwards Forbes' paper concerning a dredging expedition in the Aegean Sea

Title page of Edwards Forbes’ paper concerning a dredging expedition in the Aegean Sea. Forbes set forth the concept that no life existed below 300 fathoms inspiring numerous pioneeer oceanographers to devise means to prove him wrong. In: The Annual Report of the British Association for the Advancement of Science for the year 1843. NOAA Central Library Journal collection.

Photo Category: Historical Ships - Oceanography Biological
Photo Date: 1843