I want to know the answer to the following question:
Who's basic work in the area of coral reefs did the Royal Society's investigations follow?
All the background I'm provided with is that "The boreholes on Funafuti, at the site now called Darwin's Drill, are the result of drilling conducted by the Royal Society of London for the purpose of investigating the formation of coral reefs to determine whether traces of shallow water organisms could be found at depth in the coral of Pacific atolls.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: no