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It was used from 1872-1876 AD

• It was the first systematic study of the sea floor

• It discovered 19 years worth of data in 3 years abroad (Including over 4.700 new species)

• Measured the Marianas Trench.

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• born: February 12, 1815

• November 18, 1854

• Observed number of marine organisms decreased with depth; hypothesized there was no life in deep ocean. A failed transatlantic telegraph cable link the US and England.

• He observed number of marine organisms in 1838.

• Edward greatest accomplishments was a manx naturalist

• slides on powerpoint and Britannica

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Born: January 17, 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts

Died: April 17, 1790 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

When: Franklin explored the ocean in the mid-1700s. Around the 1760s–1770s, while traveling across the Atlantic Ocean, he became curious about ocean currents

What: Franklin studied and mapped the Gulf a powerful Atlantic Ocean current

Biggest Accomplishment: Franklin is credited with making the first scientific chart of the Gulf Stream in 1769

Citation:
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Benjamin Franklin and the Gulf Stream.
https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/franklingulf.html

Born: October 27th, 1728 in Yorkshire, England

Died: February 14th, 1779 in Kealakekua Bay, Hawaii (Age 50)

About: British Naval captain, explorer, and navigator who sailed the seaways and coasts of Canada.

When and Where he Explored: He also conducted three expeditions to the Pacific Ocean (1768-71, 1772-75, and 1776-79). It ranged from Antarctic ice fields to Bering Strait and from the coasts of North America to Australia and New Zealand.

Greatest Accomplishment for Marine Bio: First Person to accurately to determine longitude and position at sea by using the new invention at the time called chronometer.

Citation: James Cook | Biography, Accomplishments, Ship, Voyage Route, Family, Death, & Facts | Britannica