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Brief about Edward Forbes: By info that we know Edward Forbes was born at 1970-01-01. And also Edward Forbes is British Scientist.

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Zero of Animal Life probably about 300 fathoms.

Tags: Animal, Life, Zero

As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence.

Tags: Become, Few, Life

I have in hands, now, specimens of bottom from t he Gulf Stream, obtained by Lieutenant Craven, and I can say that they are among the most interesting that I have ever seen.

Tags: Among, Hands, Seen

Moreover, all our knowledge of organic remains teaches us, that species have a definite existence, and a centralization in geological time as well as in geographical space, and that no species is repeated in time.

Tags: Knowledge, Space, Time

The corals do not look much worn, but still appear to have been dead. There are some delicate shells of molluscs from depths beyond 500 fathoms, where they were certainly living.

Tags: Beyond, Dead, Living

The naturalists of our own time hold equal faith in the wonders of the sea, but seek therein rather for the links of nature's chain than for apparent exceptions.

Tags: Faith, Nature, Time
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