WCP2030

Letter (WCP2030.1920)

[1]1

University Of London,

Burlington Gardens

[London] W.

April 10. [18]802

My dear Sir

I think you must have overlooked the analyses of 20 samples of the Deep Sea bottom which are given in "lhe [sic] Atlantic"3 Sir C W Thomson4. Appendix A. Vol II. I know of no other published [2]5 analyses relating to Challenger6 results. Mr Buchanan7 was not entrusted with the analysis of the Challenger material, most unfortunately, as I believe, for science. His address is 10 Moray Place Edinburgh. He is I believe now in Spain and has no doubt not as yet received your letter.

Yours faithfully | H N Moseley. [signature]

1
Page numbered "97" in pencil in top RH corner.
2
Year deduced from birth and death dates of author.
3
Thomson, C. W. (1878) Preliminary Account: The Atlantic, Vols. I and II. This preliminary account of the H.M.S. Challenger Expedition was published shortly after the conclusion of the expedition.
4
Thomson, Charles Wyville (1830-1882). Scottish naturalist and marine zoologist. He was the scientific director of the Challenger expedition (see Endnote 6).
5
Page numbered 98 in pencil in top RH corner.
6
Thomson persuaded the Royal Society to obtain use of H.M.S. Challenger from the Royal Navy, to survey and explore the world's oceans. The expedition sailed on 21 December 1872 and travelled nearly 130,000 km. A variety of dredges and trawls were used to collect biological samples at various depths and from the sea bottom. The result was the Report Of The Scientific Results of the Exploring Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 which catalogued over 4,000 previously unknown species. Findings from the expedition continued to be published until 1895, 19 years after the completion of its voyage.
7
Buchanan, John Young (1844-1925). Scottish chemist in charge of chemical, physical and geological research on the Challenger expedition 1872-1876 (see Endnote 6).

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