Chart showing the distribution of saltness in the ocean [cartographic material] / [lithographed by] W. & A.K. Johnston, Edinburgh.

Author
Buchanan, J. Y. (John Young), 1844-1925 [Browse]
Format
Map
Language
English
Published/​Created
London: published for the Journal of the Royal Geographical Society, by J. Murray, Albemarle St., 1877.
Description
  • Scale [ca. 1:157,000,000 at 20° N] (W 180°00'--E 180°00'/N 72°00'--S 72°00').
  • 1 map : col. ; 15 X 29 cm.

Details

Subject(s)
Lithographer
W. & A.K. Johnston Limited [Browse]
Publisher
John Murray (Firm) [Browse]
Library of Congress genre(s)
Notes
  • Specific gravity of ocean waters shown by isolines.
  • From: The Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London. Vol. 47, (1877), pp. 72-86; held in Firestone Library. Call number: G7 .J687 v.47 1877
With
Issued to accompany article: On the distribution of salt in the ocean, as indicated by the specific gravity of its waters / by J. Y. Buchanan, chemist and physicist in the Challenger expedition. Read before the Royal Geographical Society, March 12, 1877.
Other format(s)
  • Available also online through the Princeton University Libraries, Digital Map & Geographic Data Web site.
  • Online version of companion article available also through the JSTOR Web site. Access limited to subscribing member insitutions only.
In
Journal of the Royal Geographical Society of London Vol. 47 (1877), p. 72-86, facing page 73. London : John Murray
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