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IV.—The Temperatures, Specific Gravities, and Salinities of the Weddell Sea and of the North and South Atlantic Ocean
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After my return from my first voyage, namely, the Scottish Antarctic Expedition of 1892–93, for which I was chosen as naturalist, I had the advantage of coming closely in touch with Mr J. Y. Buchanan, who then trained me in his Edinburgh laboratory in the use of his hydrometer. During the past twenty years I have been in constant touch with him regarding problems relating to the physics of the ocean. As a consequence, before my departure for a voyage to, and wintering in, Franz Josef Land during 1896–97, I was well trained in the use of his hydrometer, and obtained during that expedition observations of considerable interest. I also carried out all the hydrometer work on board the Prince of Monaco's yacht Princess Alice during his Arctic voyage of 1898, under the direction of Mr J. Y. Buchanan, who was also on board during that cruise, and also during the Prince of Monaco's second Arctic cruise during 1899, when I was solely responsible for that work. Consequently, I was thoroughly familiar with hydrometer work when I set sail in the Scotia.
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- Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 51 , Issue 1 , 1916 , pp. 71 - 169
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page 72 note * Vide special description, “Scientific Equipment,” “Scotia” Reports, vol. i. It is interesting to note that this winch has been subsequently used on Sir Douglas Mawson's expedition, and is at present being used on board the Aurora by Sir Ernest Shackleton, to which two expeditions Dr Bruce has been glad to lend it.
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page 76 note * Mr Buchanan would not be satisfied in his chemical work with an experiment in which the temperature of the solution during experiment varied by more than 0·01° C, but under the circumstances and conditions such a degree of accuracy as this could not be expected.
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