Introduction and List of Stations - The John Murray Expedition, 1933-34, Scientific Reports
by Sewell, R.B
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London: The Trustees of the British Museum, 1935. Frontispiece, a folding map at the rear, slim quarto, pp 41, paperback, a fine copy, virtually as new. [The John Murray Expedition of 1933-1934 pioneered bilateral relations in the field of oceanography, at a time when the Law of the Sea was not even an embryonic concept (Aleem & Morcos, 1984). Funded by a £20,000 bequest from oceanographer, John Murray, this expedition was a collaboration between Britain and Egypt. Aboard HEMS Mabahiss, British zoologist Lt. Col. Dr R.B. Seymour Sewell led a team of scientists to research the oceanography, geology, and mineralogy of the Red Sea and the Indian and Arabian Oceans. The trip took nine months and eleven volumes of data collected were published from 1935 to 1970.]. First Edition. Paperback. As New.
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- Mike Park Ltd (GB)
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- Title
- Introduction and List of Stations - The John Murray Expedition, 1933-34, Scientific Reports
- Author
- Sewell, R.B
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Trustees of the British Museum
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1935
- Keywords
- indian.ocean.
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