The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-11-06
TEE 9AzELLhs RFsKxn,.r.
1esnhs or This Famous Erped,t,o. n
nshed In Five Large yo,,-.s

| feterndnn's Mitteii,inoen annou,. a ~.
results OF the great journey Of explora,,ns
| MADE by the German man .of war (}azo,I. 4.
| .o'f'io' nave at last been published in ev.
| Ia'ee volumes. This work Is n monument %
herman INDUSTRY and scientific thorourbness
ana the review which the M,ttei,unoen nnk.
nshes gives some interesting facts with regard
TO the enterprise. Tho Gazelle's WORK In.
ciuded great deal OF deep sea research in thu
on'y oa's oi inc new science OF oceanography,
Inc men who carried out the work mat win
many obstacles. both in fitting ont thoir go
| dition at time when the present implement.
for deep-sea research had not been perfectaa
| and also In carrying out their researches
Inc iirst mission OF the Gazele was to thu
herguelen Islands. which arc Just a littls
| north OF the northern limit OF tho south noIa,
| drift ice and icebergs. Tho islands ver, dI..
covered by Ross in 1910. and lie directly
| south OF Australia The Gazele spent seyeral
months Mt the islands. and carried out the
thorough and admirable exploration OF this
island group. far south OF the usual haunts ~
seafarinG mon. which enables the nap max ara
to-day beautifully and minutely to man tbl.
out OF the way region Then the Gazell.
visited the waters OF New Guinea. Now Brit
ain. New ireland. and the Bismarck ArchL
pelago. after which 1t turned southeast to the
Fill Tonga. and Samoa Islands and New
Zealand where its exploratory work ended
and It returned home.
During this period Its scientific stafi secured
tho most valuable results for geography.
photography. ethnology. and anthropolory,
Tho large volumes contain q full report OF the
anthropological investigations In the Pacific
Ocean. with numerous maps and pictures In.
teresting alike to the ordinary and the scien.
title reader. The researches concerning ocean,
oGraphy included meteorological! observations.
ma &c si'i sSn
corning ocean currents. the, height Of
Ser Of sGa wsrs large n:
In tho south Atlantic. Most. interesting 70.
color Of the sea and the cause Of the transpar.
eney OF sea water The opinion Of the obser.
the water and Is also affected BY, colorine
The Gazelle did much to determ Inc t the spe:
eiac gravity and sainity Of sea water: and The
snesife gravity Of oceanic waters inorea s
with regularity from tho upper strata to the
The chemical Investigations show that the
Gmanttty OF ehiorie and snlphuriSn acid In sea
lions, while there Is a good deal OF variation in
the quantity OF carbonic acid.
The maxtmnm, height q the waves mes
illogical and botanical specimens were brought
home from widely separated regions. such rs
polago. the sub:Antarctic woodlands OF the
southern part OF South America. Australian
territory. and quito number OF islands in the
Indian and Atlantic oceans. Numerous pic.
lures explanatory OF these collections appear
in the work.
The publication OF the results OF the Ga.
zelle's researches will be welcomed by geog.
raphers and biologists. 1t is true that many
Of the Gazelle's observations have been rem
dered superiluous by later investigations. and
since the Gnzelle set out on her mission. but
nevertheless these thorough volumes will be
terial they contain. but also for purposes OF
comparison with the results accomplished "
later expeditions.