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Scientific Equipment on HMS Challenger

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Hello! This is Peter (the Challenger Project’s volunteer) writing. I’m a history student at the University of Exeter, and I’ll be working here until the end of June. As you probably know, the Challenger project is bringing together data from museums all over the country. It’s great that there’s so much information, but it can … Read more

Measurements and equipment on HMS Challenger

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As I explained in our first post, the HMS Challenger expedition aimed to find out the chemistry and physics of the deep-sea. However, what and how did they measure? Measurements and equipment used on HMS Challenger              To measure temperature: Miller-Cassela thermometers One of the main components they wanted to measure was … Read more