The Brussels maritime conference standardises ocean observation

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A conference convened at Brussels on the invitation of the United States, organised by Maury, agreed a uniform system for recording meteorological and oceanographic observations at sea. It was adopted by the naval and merchant fleets of most European maritime nations and is generally counted among the first international scientific congresses devoted to a single subject. Every long marine record used to detect circulation change today rests on the habit of standardised observation this meeting established.

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