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Extra Credit #1
History Of Marine Biology
Term | Definition |
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ALVIN | manned deep-ocean research submersible |
AUV | autonomous underwater vehicle |
BATHYSPHERE | a spherical deep-diving chamber |
COLUMBUS | rediscovers america in 1492 |
COOK | explored all the oceans and began making scientific observations |
ERATOSTHENES | calculated earths circumference and invented the first longitude and latitude system |
ERIKSON, LEIF | discovers Vinland and North America |
FORBES, EDWARD | Dredged ocean floor and discovered new sea creatures. Father of Marine Biology. |
GPS | global positioning system |
HMS CHALLENGER EXPEDITION | discovered mid-atlantic ridge; marinas trench over 4700 new species; gathered biological chemical geological and physical data |
LATITUDE | parallel lines running from west to east |
LONGITUDE | intersecting lines that begin at poles |
MAGELLAN, FERDINAND | 1st person to sail around the world |
MAURY, MATTHEW | father of physical oceanography, the physical geography of the sea, among 1st to envision world wide patterns for surface winds and currents |
PTOLEMY, CLAUDIUS | 1st spherical map on flat paper, improved longitude and latitude |
PYTHEAS | predicted tides by studying the moon, figured out how far north or south one was by using the north star |
ROV | remotely operated vehicles |
SCRIPPS INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY | largest and oldest institute centers for ocean and surface research, 1903, California |
SCUBA | going underwater with air and exploring |
SONAR | a system of detecting objects under water and measuring depth |
SUBMERSIBLES | craft designed for exploration |
WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE | marine science and engineering in MA study all aspects of marine biology |