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REPORT 



ON THE 



SCIENTIFIC RESULTS 



OF THE 



VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER 







DURING THE YEARS i87 3-7 6 



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Captain GEORGE S. NARES, R.N., F.R.S. 



AND THE LATE 



Captain FRANK TOURLE THOMSON, R.N. 



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THE LATE 



Sir C. WYVILLE THOMSON, Knt., F.R.S., &c. 



REOIUS PROFESSOR OF NATURAL HISTORY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH 

 DIRECTOR OF THE CIVILIAN SCIENTIFIC STAFF ON BOARD 



AND NOW OF 



JOHN MURRAY 



ONE OF THE NATURALISTS OF THE EXPEDITION 



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