en _ te, ue [oo $8 ead rn re ay ~ rae ° : ’ 4 i q, - a Re if ‘| ay Rj" Map - from Chrystal Foster presentation “History of Oceanography” In addition, John Murray himself: e played a significant part in converting the scientific findings into proven theories e personally oversaw and funded the 50 volume Challenger Report © mapped all the freshwater lakes and lochs of Scotland @ was made a member of both the Royal Society and the Royal Society of Edinburgh e was knighted as Sir John Murray, Knight Commander, Order of the Bath e gave his name to numerous maritime locations as well-as a street in Cobourg oy ’ -- . . Sue ¢ a ° ¢ in ce . ’ : ’ , oo G0 . Ay 0 53 : Sq 1 41% l= r nn ’ | : a re ee y | ; ' : rr oa ee al on ’ , a oF - +e! a , : } " ‘ ’ an et , rite ey iP a nJo 7 ; ’ ' ° 7 ‘ aw¥.y ’ , . ’ p 909° 0 : ~ « : : 1: ae: el 5 ’ oi : Vt ’ 4 ’ a . , . . a 8 5 ,, a an _ , aera ' ' ‘ -@ tr ~ Von, od ’ ° nr nr rs | rs f\<: » ° ‘ ; 4 ! : . sky Lan’ 280 ° y 6 20 = ( : : ’ : rn i, or OO ’ ; : os ° o5 0 oe - at: _ . ey _ : - 9 of . 2 a a " ‘ 1 * oe. 2 ’ oe >? ae ao: hw? “4, , Ps es > Sood ’ Gy - ‘ ’ _ oy 7 - : oon : a Z: : “! -- 4 sailed 68,890 nautical miles lasted over 42 months made 492 deep soundings discovered over 4,/00 new species of animal and plants measured the ocean’s deepest point, now named the Challenger Deep in the Pacific Ocean (about 11,000 meters = about 7 miles!) discovered the mid-Atlantic range leading to a better understanding of tectonic plates contributed immeasurably to our understanding of the oceans and their life gave its name to the NASA Challenger Space Shuttle and numerous deep-sea research vessels John Murray 1841-1914 a COBOURG MUSEUM FOUNDATION