History of oceanography elisa santiago and wesley sac 1st period

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    Eratosethnes

    Eratosethnes
    BC.... FIRST DETERMINED THE WORLDS CIRCUMFERENCE.
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    contributions over the greeks part 2

    contributions over the greeks part 2
    BC... Pytheas sailed northward from Greece to Iceland.
  • Jan 6, 1513

    Magellan

    Magellan
    circumnavigated the globe through the passage way at 52 S latitude.
  • Jan 12, 1513

    Vasco Nunez

    Vasco Nunez
    saw the pacific ocean

  • james cook

    james cook
    he used astronomy and mathematics he began calcuating longitudes.

  • Benjamin Frankin

    Benjamin Frankin
    Discovered the Gulf stream.

  • charles darwin

    charles darwin
    did a 5 year trip and surveyed the coast line.

  • robert fitzroy

    robert fitzroy
    did a 5 year trip and survived the coast line

  • Matthew Fontaine

    Matthew Fontaine
    established uniform methods of making nautical and meteorolgical observations at sea.

  • Matthew Maury

    Matthew Maury
    established uniform methods of making nautical and meteorological observations at sea.

  • challenger expedition

    challenger expedition
    did a 4 year trip and traved 68,000 miles long.

  • phoenicians

    phoenicians
    BC... They discovered the Canary islands and established trade with Eastern Asia.

  • Leif ericson

    Leif ericson
    AD... Discovered Vineland

  • Contribution of the Greeks Part I

    Contribution of the Greeks Part I
    BC... Construction of the Mediterranean Sea

  • Eric the red

    Eric the red
    AD.. they discoved the Baffin Island