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Feb 1, 600
Phoenicians
The Phoenicians explored the ocean with sailing ships. They get to the coast but go no farther than the shore and coastline enviornments -
Feb 1, 700
Polyneisians
Develop a system for navigation between the many Islands of the Pacific. They used the sun, stars, and other marks for finding their way. -
Feb 1, 1000
The Chinese Compass
The Compass was invented by the Chinese mainly for voyages at sea. This allowed ships to venture off without hesitation about what direction they were going in. -
Feb 1, 1519
Ferdinand Magellan
Began sailing the first voyage at sea around the world. It was completed in 1521 -
James Cook
James Cook maps the Pacific Ocean on the first of three voyages. He used a chronometer to obtain the first readings of longitude. -
The Gulf Stream
Benjamin Franklin publishes a chart of the Gulf Stream. He realizes that it takes two weeks longer for mail ships to make the trip from Europe to The United States then the return trip -
Charles Darwin
Visits the Galapagos Islands and discovers new species and thus being able to make his theory of evolution. -
The First Atlas
The first Atlas was created by Matthew Maury -
The Challenger Expedition
The first ever recorded expedition devoted mainly scientific research. -
Scripps
The Scripps Institute is founded. It is the first to focus on Marine Studies. -
Government Funding
Large scale government funding is given to ocean science after World War II -
Deep Sea Drilling
Deep Sea Drilling starts -
Satellite Sensors
The Coastal Zone Color Scanner is created. It gives scientists the ability to study the ocean on a larger global perspective. -
Iron Hypothesis
John Martin tells about his Iron Hypothesis -
Vikings
They explored the Arctic and Northern Atlantic Ocean around Greenland, Iceland, and Newfoundland
