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2483 BCE
Fish for Food
The first known aquarists were called Sumerians almost 4500 years ago. -
Goldfish in England
People in England kept Goldfish in glass vessels in the 1700s -
First Glass Fish tank
French-born naturalist Jeanne Villepreux-Power invented the first recognizable glass aquarium in 1832. -
Seaweed and Corals
Anne Thynne was able to keep Seaweed and coral for almost 3 years in 1846. -
First Aquarium on display
The first aquarium for publice display was in Regent's Park in London in 1853 -
Pumps
in 1908 the first mechanical air pump was invented, it ran off of running water, not electricity. -
More Aquariums
there were around 45 public or commercial aquariums by 1928 but the development slowed till after WW2 -
First Oceanarium
The first large aquarium (Oceanarium) was in St. Augustine. It opened in 1938 and even had dolphins