Author: Buchan, A.
Title: Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of captain George S. Nares, R.N., F.R.S. and the late captain Frank Tourle Thomson, R.N. prepared under the superintendence of the late Sir. C. Wyville Thomson, Knt., F.R.S., &c. and now of John Murray. Physics and Chemistry - Vol. II. Part V. Report on atmospheric circulation.
Description: London Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1889. 4to (30.7 x 24.5 cm). vi, 263 pp.; two plates. Contemporary half calf over marbled boards. Spine with four raised bands; compartments with gilt title. Original printed front wrapper bound in. = The complete text volume (with two charts). With an editorial introduction explaining the background and purposes of the meteorological surveys on board of the Challenger, and of the published observations. Included are, for instance, observations on daily temperature fluctuations in open sea. An atlas, with 52 additional maps, is not included. Provenance: Bookplate of the Harvard University, Physical Geography Laboratory, with stamp "released", on the front pastedown. Boards a bit rubbed, otherwise a very good copy.

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