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THIS is a compilation showing the present position of research particularly in respect to the deeper waters of the ocean. It is excellently put together, well illustrated and commendably brief. It is divided into as many sections as there are authors, and it advertises the very honourable part that Germany has taken in marine exploration. Route sheets of eight German expeditions are reproduced. Of these expeditions, that of the Meteor of 1925-27 will be of most interest to readers, since its scientific results are not as yet generally known, and the present work is largely written by its scientific staff. The Meteor's topographical work and that of the John Murray expedition, both based on sonic sounding, give a completely new conception of the bottom topography of the oceans. Furthermore, there were new methods and aims, here summarised, in all parts of the work of this expedition, chemical, physical and biological. Many selected sections and charts are given and those of the South Atlantic merit most careful study. We require to settle many problems now by intensive work, especially topographical, physical and chemical, in the Pacific, where questions of circulation, temperature, salinity, etc., are simplified by its open character and great size. This will be clear to all who are interested enough to study this excellent little book.
Tiefseebuch: ein Querschnitt durch die neuere Tiefseeforschung.
In Beiträgen von C. W. Correns, A. Defant, F. Geszner, W. Stahlberg, O. v. Schubert, H. Wattenberg, G. Wüst. (Das Meer in volk-stümlichen Darstellungen, Band 3.) Herausgegeben vom Institut für Meereskunde zu Berlin unter Schriftleitung von Georg Wüst. Pp. vi + 144 + 16 plates. (Berlin: E. S. Mittler und Sohn, 1934.) 4.80 gold marks.
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Tiefseebuch: ein Querschnitt durch die neuere Tiefseeforschung . Nature 135, 857 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135857b0
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