XII. On the specific gravity, and temperature of sea waters, in different parts of the ocean, and in particular seas; with some account of their saline contents

• Published in: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Royal Society 1819
• Subjects: Arctic; Tennant
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1819.0014; https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rstl.1819.0014

While analyzing the waters of the Dead Sea and the River Jordan, about twelve years ago, and conversing on the peculiarities of these waters with a late valuable and lamented Member of this Society, Mr. Tennant, it occurred to us that a chemical examination of different seas, in a variety of latitud...