Oceanography Timeline

By alissa.eimont

  • Chronometer Found

    James Cook found the chronometer which found the the longitude and latitude of the sea. (navigation)

  • Chart of California Coast

    Captain James Alden created the reconnaissance chart on the California Coast. (millitary)

  • Dredging Equipment

    H.M.S. Lightning found sea life at about 14,400 feet using a method called dredging. (trade)

  • The Titanic Sinks

    The ship hits an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean which killed thousands of people. (scientific research)

  • Fessenden Oscillator

    Fessenden was the first to use an electric oscillator that received echoes from the bottom of the sea. (scientific reasearch)

  • Ocean Temperature Map

    A map that was created to show the flow of the Ridge through different temperatures. This was combined with the depths and temperature to find the estimate of bathymetry. (navigation)

  • The Meteor

    Germans were sent a meteor, which was a study vessel and found the Mid-Atlantic ridge. (scientific research)

  • Mariana Trench

    This was found in the Pacific Ocean by a british ship. This was known as the lowest point in the ocean. (navigation)

  • The Bathyscaphe Trieste

    This trieste was raised out of the water that was more than 35,813 feet below the ocean's surface. Was the only vehicle to reach this depth of the surface. (scientific research)

  • The Titanic is found

    The discovery of the sunken R.M.S. Titanic was found by Robert Ballard. (scientific research)