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Challenger Expedition (Britannica)

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Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the Challenger Expedition of 1872-76, the voyage that founded oceanography as a systematic science.

Facts
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/event/Challenger-Expedition
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
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Claims Backed By This Source (14 claims)

This source backs 14 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 6 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 general references.
  • Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
  • Disciplines, 3 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.

Holds

1

Disciplines

General References

2

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