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141
Ptolemy
Was an egyptian who tried to journey to the center of the universe. -
250
Eratosthenes B.C.
He was the first one to calculate the circumference of the earth. -
300
Pytheas B.C.
Traveled over the whole of Great Britain that was accesible. He discovered Great Britain. -
Jan 1, 1400
Prince Henry the Navigator
He was responsible for the early development of European exploration and maritime trade with other continents. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to
Hiatory of Oceanography
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Jan 1, 1486
Bartholoemeu
Rounded the Cape of Good Hope. -
Jan 1, 1492
Christopher Columbus
Explored Canary Islands and the African Coast. -
Jan 1, 1498
Vasco de Gama
Rounded Africa and then went on to explore India. -
Jan 1, 1513
Vasco nunez
First saw the Pacific Ocean from atop a mountain while trying to land on the Isthmus of Panama. -
Jan 1, 1513
Ferdinand Magellan
Magellan circumnavigated the globe through a passage way at 52 degrees now called the Straights of Magellan. -
Benjamin Franklin, Discovered Surface Currents
Franklin discovered surface currents and made the first maps of the Gulf Stream. -
James Cook, Made contact with Australia and Hawaii
Cook made detailed maps of Newfoundland and then made contact with the Eastern coast of Australia and the Hawaiian as well as the circumnavigation of New Zealand. -
Matthew Maury
Compied Naval charts and instrumentations that allowed sailors to avoid to catastrophic weather. He also established uniform methods of making nautical and meteorological observations at sea. -
Challenger Expedition, trip only to increase knowledge
4 year trip to gain knowledge that traveled 109,000 km. -
SONAR
Helped ships and submarines view the underwater terrain without actually seeing it. It is made possible by using echos to bounce off mountains and stuff underwater which than makes an image. -
Bathysphere
deep-sea submersible which is unpowered and is lowered into the ocean on a cable.
