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A New Ocea ographical Expedition

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IN NATURE of November 18 (p. 71) there is a notice of a new oceanographical expedition, to be undertaken by the Norwegians in their surveying vessel Michael Sars, on the suggestion of Sir John Murray, and mainly at his expense. It is very gratifying to meet with cooperation of this kind in the prosecution of deep-sea research, and the investigation of the portion of the North Atlantic contemplated in the programme cannot fail to furnish interesting and useful results.

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BUCHANAN, J. A New Ocea ographical Expedition. Nature 82, 127 (1909). https://doi.org/10.1038/082127a0

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