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history of marine biology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| maury | maury turned his mundane job of cataloging ship recording into an incredible source. |
| ptolemy | produced a map of the world in about 150 A.D. that reprinted the extent of roman knowledge that time . |
| pytheas | northward to iceland in 325 B.C using a simple yet elegant method for determining latitude. |
| ROV | remotely operated vehicle |
| sripps institute of oceanography | the first oceanographic institution in the U.S founded in the 1912 in LA jolla california. |
| scuba | an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, and is used by millions of recreational divers today. |
| sonar | which uses sound at specific frequencies to probe ocean depths. |
| submersibles | that can transport suffices conditions to the intense pressure at depth |
| woods hole oceanographic instituted | woods hole massachusetts grew out of the summer seaside laboratory that ellen swallow richards had established in the late 19th century. |