person

scoresby

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Properties

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contribution
authoritative record on whale migration evidence
description
An individual who, years ago, placed on authoritative record the phenomenon of harpoon barbs from one sea being found in whales captured in a widely distant ocean, demonstrating whale migration.
nationality
English
profession
naturalist/recorder
role
recorder

Relationships

  • recorded_observations_aboutSperm Whale
    description
    Scoresby, an authoritative figure, documented instances of whales captured in the Pacific that carried harpoons from the Greenland seas.
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    source_text
    authoritative record years ago by Scoresby, that some whales have been captured far north in the Pacific, in whose bodies have been found the barbs of harpoons darted in the Greenland seas.
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    2026-03-02T00:02:03.732Z
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  • recorded_evidence_ofwhale migration
    description
    Scoresby placed on authoritative record the fact that harpoon barbs darted in the Greenland seas have been found in whales captured far north in the Pacific, providing evidence of whale migration.
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    source_text
    authoritative record years ago by Scoresby, that some whales have been captured far north in the Pacific, in whose bodies have been found the barbs of harpoons darted in the Greenland seas.
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    extracted_at
    2026-03-02T00:08:18.269Z
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