John Murray (oceanographer)
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Sir John Murray was a pioneering Canadian-born British oceanographer, marine biologist and limnologist. He is considered to be the father of modern oceanography.
Murray, c. 1899–1902
Sir John Murray's grave, Dean Cemetery, Edinburgh
The Cirrothauma murrayi octopus, named after Murray
Challenger expedition
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The Challenger expedition of 1872–1876 was a scientific programme that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography. The expedition was named after the naval vessel that undertook the t
John Murray (oceanographer)
…University to complete his studies (1868–72) in geology under Sir Archibald Geikie. In 1872, Murray assisted in preparing scientific apparatus for the Challenger Expedition under the direction of the expedition's chief scientist, Charles Wyville Thomson. When a position on the expedition became available Murray joined the…
HMS Challenger refitted at Sheerness in 1872, The Illustrated London News
Track of HMS Challenger from December 1872 until May 1876. The colour contours represent ocean surface density.
One of the original boxes containing the photographic negatives brought back from the expedition
HMS Challenger in the Southern Ocean, drawn by crewman Sub-lieutenant Herbert Swire