Word: aquaria
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Dates: during 1883-1883
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...procured, which will be fitted up with apparatus for deep sea dredging, and electric lights for gathering specimens at night and at different depths. There will also be smaller boats to be used as needed. A library will be connected with the laboratory and a stone pier will contain aquaria holding anything from microscopic forms to sharks. Expenses will be borne by the government. The plan will probably be working by the summer of 1885. A series of scientific lectures is projected for the lyceum of natural history next term...