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Scotland, and for his own private research and in- 

 struction. 



Foreign savans frequently consulted Goodsir on 

 their special inquiries. When the Austrian Govern- 

 ment, in 1857, decided on a scientific circumnaviga- 

 tion of the globe, Goodsir was applied to for 

 information as to the best modes of dredging and other 

 equipments for the natural history service of the 

 expedition. Goodsir supplied the Novara ship with 

 its iron dredges and canvas nets, and all the informa- 

 tion he could offer from his experience in fathoming 

 deep waters and collecting marine animals. The 

 Austrian Government thanked him for his kindness, 

 and the volumes containing a history of the Novara 

 expedition recognise his presentation of the apparatus 

 mentioned above. 



