Challenger Expedition (1872-1876) (Meeting Name)

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1967 (Challenger Expedition: Dec. 7, 1872-May 26, 1876; under the command of Capt. George Nares, for oceanic exploration; scientific team was lead by C. Wyville Thomson; The Challenger report was issued in 50 volumes (1880-95) mainly under the direction of Sir John Murray, a biologist on the expedition)