Date.
1873. Latitude. Longitude.
Oct. 14 36 12 s. 12 18 w.
15 At Tristan d ’Acimlia.
l(j At Inaccessible.
17 At Nightingale.
18 ( Between Niglitin- )
( gale and Tristan, i
19 37 5 s. 9 40 AV.
20 36 43 s. 7 13 AV.
21 36 47 s. 4 1 4 aa-.
22 35 57 s. 0 15 AV.
23 35 59 s. 1 34 E.
24 36 2 s. 5 27 E .
25 36 22 s. 8 12 E.
26 35 59 s. 11 43 E.
27 35 35 s. 16 8 E .
28 i Off Cape of Good )
( Hope. )
29 In Simon’s Bay.
30 l.Utto.
31 Ditto.
In Air.
I Alax.
Deg.
Cent.
9-4
9-2
n-1
10-6
117
117
11-9
12-8
10-0
10-8
12-8
12-8
13-3
117
13-3
15-3
20-6
21-9
Min.
Deg.
Cent.
5-6
7-8
9-2
9-4
9-4
9-4
10-6
11-9
8-6
10-6
12-5
11 -1
12-0
9 9
12-3
13-8
13-3
16-4
In Water.
Max.
Deg,
Cent.
9-0
9-8
11-5
11-0
11-8
1 1 - 5
1 2 - 5
Min.
Deg
Cent.
5-5
7-8
9 0
8-5
10-0
10-0 10-8
8-0
9-5 11-0
10-2
11-5
9-8
11-0
12-8
14-0
(i P.M.
In Air.
Max
Deg.
Cent.
11-5 12-8
12-5
13-3
12-8
13-8
13-8 12-8
10-8
13-0
13-9 12-8
13-3
14-6
17-2
217
20-0
Min.
Deg.
Cent.
6-8
8-3
8-9
9-4
9-6
9-4
11-9
9-4
9-4 11-2
12-8
n - 4 11-0
12-2
15'0
197
15-6
In Water.
Max. Min.
Deg.
Cent.
12
11-0
Deg.
Cent.
6-8 8-0
8-5
9-0
9-2
10-0
8-2
8-0
9-5
12-0
10-5
10-5
11-0
12-2
13-0
16-0
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CHAPTER III.
TENERIFFE TO SOMBRERO.
Tlie First Deep-sea Section.— Leiosoma limicolum.—A Grove of
Deep-sea Coral.— Poliopogon amadou.-—Red Clay.— Phosphorescence.—
Surface Fauna.—Blind Crustaceans.—Fishes’ Nests.—
The Paucity of the Higher Forms of Life.— Deep-sea Annelids.
—The Structure and Mode of Formation of Globigerina Ooze.—
The Habits of the Living Glohigerina.— Orbulina universa.—
Pulvinulina.—‘Coccoliths’ and ‘ Rhahdoliths.’—The Origin and
Extension of the ‘ Red Clay.’—Eadiolarian Ooze.—The Use of
the Tow-net. — The Vertical Distribution of Temperature
throughout the Section.—Specific Gravities.
A p p e n d i x A .—Table of Temperatures observed between Teneriffe and
Sombrero Island.
A p p e n d i x B.—Table of Specific Gravities observed between Teneriffe
and Sombrero Island.
A l t h o u g h important observations liad been taken
and many interesting additions had been made to
our knowledge of the fauna of tbe deep sea during
tbe earlier part of the voyage, the regular work of
tbe Expedition ean only be said to have commenced
with the section across the Atlantic from Teneriffe
to Sombrero. It bad taken all our time, up to our
departure from the Canary Islands, to put the machinery
into working order, to settle tbe direction
and scope of tbe parts to be assigned to the various
members of tlie Staff, and to devise among us a