____ was one of the first researchers to attack issues related to deep-sea sampling

a. Sir John Ross
b. Matthew Maury
c. Fridtjof Nansen
d. John Harrison


ANS: A
Sir John Ross and his nephew, Sir James Clark Ross, attacked deep-sea sampling. They used a
clamping sampler which trapped specimens from various depths. They even sampled from 1,919
meters deep near the coast of Greenland. Information can be found in the section Voyaging Combined
with Science to Advance Ocean Studies

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