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Frontmatter

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© Yale University Press, New Haven

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. PREFACE ix
  4. CAST OF CHARACTERS xv
  5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
  6. ONE. Cosmic Dust 1
  7. TWO. Challenger’s Curious Scientists 19
  8. THREE. Shakedown 46
  9. FOUR. Continuous Chalk, Evolution, and the Primordial Ooze 66
  10. FIVE. The Sagacity of Crabs 81
  11. SIX. Penguins Galore 93
  12. SEVEN. Silica and Ice 111
  13. EIGHT. The Natives 130
  14. NINE. Corals and Coral Reefs 155
  15. TEN. Islands, Birds of Paradise, and Victorian Museums 182
  16. ELEVEN. Light and Blackness in the Deep Sea 208
  17. TWELVE. Challenger’s Enduring Legacy 230
  18. Bibliography and Further Reading 243
  19. INDEX 247
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. CONTENTS vii
  3. PREFACE ix
  4. CAST OF CHARACTERS xv
  5. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xvii
  6. ONE. Cosmic Dust 1
  7. TWO. Challenger’s Curious Scientists 19
  8. THREE. Shakedown 46
  9. FOUR. Continuous Chalk, Evolution, and the Primordial Ooze 66
  10. FIVE. The Sagacity of Crabs 81
  11. SIX. Penguins Galore 93
  12. SEVEN. Silica and Ice 111
  13. EIGHT. The Natives 130
  14. NINE. Corals and Coral Reefs 155
  15. TEN. Islands, Birds of Paradise, and Victorian Museums 182
  16. ELEVEN. Light and Blackness in the Deep Sea 208
  17. TWELVE. Challenger’s Enduring Legacy 230
  18. Bibliography and Further Reading 243
  19. INDEX 247
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