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History of Oceanography

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  • Jan 1, 1002

    Leif Erikson

    Leif Erikson
    Leif Erikson was a viking who, with others, sailed to North America. These were the first Europeans to reach the new world.
  • Jan 1, 1200

    Islam Exploration

    Islam Exploration
    Islam sets out a huge exploration in am effort to regain dominance at sea.
  • Feb 27, 1450

    African Coast

    African Coast
    Prince Henry the Navigator sends expeditions down West Africa.
  • Feb 27, 1492

    Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus
    Christopher Colombus arrives at The Bahamas and the Carribean area, thinking he has found an unknown route to Asia.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    China Explores

    China Explores
    China begins to explores other areas to trade its goods. However, they find that they are the most advanced civilization and isolate themselves.
  • Feb 1, 1513

    Florida and Florida Current

    Florida and Florida Current
    Juan Ponce de Leon explores Florida and discovers the Florida Current, which became very helpful for ships going to Europe.
  • Period: Feb 15, 1564 to

    Galileo Galilei

    Discovered mass, weight and accelertion. Helped show how things move, and explained planets.
  • Period: Dec 27, 1571 to

    Johannes Kepler

    Discovered planetary movement, helped with navigation on the oceans.
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    Sir Isaac Newton

    Explained gravity which led to an understanding of tides.
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    Edmund Halley

    Discovered longitude and the age of the oceans, helped with getting a deeper understanding of the ocean.
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    James Harrison

    Created the marine chronometer which finds the longitude of a ship at sea. In a time when there was so much nescesary sailing, this device made travel safer.
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    Captain James Cook

    Took first soundings, made observations of winds, currents and temperatures. Started to understand how the ocean processes work.

  • Gulf Stream Chart

    Gulf Stream Chart
    Ben Franklin charts the Gulf Stream. This chart helped sailors to find the fastest routes by showing where the trade winds are.

  • Lieutenant Matthew F. Maury

    Lieutenant Matthew F. Maury
    Established the first textbook on oceanography. Explained the sea's conditions and directions making sailer safer for everyone.

  • WOCE

    WOCE
    Studies the ocean using computer modules and chemical chacers. Models the oceans and the atmosphere.