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Title: Nature
Year: 1869 (1860s)
Authors: Lockyer, Norman, Sir, 1836-1920. edt
Subjects: Science Science Sciences Biologie Physique Natuurwetenschappen CIENCIA NATURAL HISTORY BIOLOGY SCIENCE
Publisher: (London, etc., Macmillan Journals Ltd., etc.)
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gt;04 NATURE (July 2, 1885 circle of readers. What has been needed is such anofficial summary of the whole work of the expedition aswill convey to the general public a sufficiently clear anddetailed account of the whole results of the voyage of theChallenger, and will enable the man of science to realisewhat has been done in other departments than his ownspecial domain. Such a summary has now been prepared and publishedas the Narrative of the Cruise. It is called a volume, though in reality it consists of two stout quartos, compris-ing altogether upwards of 1100 pages. The first thoughtthat will naturally occur to any intelligent person whotakes an interest in these subjects, and who hears that atlast the official narrative of the Challenger expedition isissued, will be that this at least is a part of the publica-tions that he would like to possess, or at least would ex-pect to find readily accessible as an authoritative and con-venient record of what the expedition has done. His zeal
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-The Peak of Fernando Non sketched from the Deck of H.M.S. Challenger, September 3, for the acquisition of knowledge, however, may not im- individuals that would gladly purchase it if the cost were probably be damped when he learns that the book will within their means, but to whom the acquisition of the cost him CI. i6s. 6i/. Why such a prohibitory price should whole series of Reports, or even a small proportion of them, have been affixed to this work is one of those mysteries of • is impossible. The oiticial rule has been, we believe, to Government publication which it is hopeless to understand print off only 750 copies of each Report, to charge the or explain. There can be no question that this Narrative whole cost of production upon that number, and then tovolume is the one of the whole series most likely to sell, j destroy the copper plates and lithographic stones, so that There are, no doubt, hundreds of institutions and private on the supposition that the whole edition is sol

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