The Aquarium: An Unveiling of the Wonders of the Deep Sea (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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The inhabitants of the deep sea have hitherto been almost inaccessible to such observation as this; and hence exceedingly little has been accumulated of their Biography. A paragraph went the round of the papers some months ago, to the effect that an eminent French zoologist, in order to prosecute his studies on the marine animals of the Mediterranean, had provided himself with a water - tight dress, suitable spectacles, and a breathing-tube so that he might walk on the bottom in a considerable depth of water, and mark the habits of the various creatures pursuing their avocations.

Whether a scheme so elaborate was really attempted I know not; but I should anticipate feeble results from it. The marine aquarium, however, bids fair to supply the required opportunities, and to make us acquainted with the strange creatures of the sea.

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