153 years ago today, #HMSChallenger departed Sheerness for a scientific expedition that would birth the discipline of #Oceanography. Read more about it in Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest, a book that explores the mission's many scientific findings

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/10/19/book-review-endless-novelties-of-extraordinary-interest-the-voyage-of-h-m-s-challenger-and-the-birth-of-modern-oceanography/

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149 years ago today, #HMSChallenger returned to Spithead from a scientific expedition that birthed the discipline of #Oceanography, but what did they find? Read more about this in Full Fathom 5000, an engaging book that focuses on the many animals the expedition found in the deep sea.

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2024/07/30/book-review-full-fathom-5000-the-expedition-of-hms-challenger-and-the-strange-animals-it-found-in-the-deep-sea/

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152 years ago today, #HMSChallenger departed Sheerness for a scientific expedition that would birth the discipline of #Oceanography. Read more about it in Endless Novelties of Extraordinary Interest, a book that explores the mission's many scientific findings

https://inquisitivebiologist.com/2023/10/19/book-review-endless-novelties-of-extraordinary-interest-the-voyage-of-h-m-s-challenger-and-the-birth-of-modern-oceanography/

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Today marks the 151st anniversary of one of science's greatest ever expeditions!😮

#HMSChallenger discovered thousands of new species, and revealed the deep sea was teeming with life. ⛵

Discover how scientists are still learning from the voyage today 👇

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2022/september/hms-challenger-how-150-year-old-expedition-still-influences-scientific-discoveries-today.html

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