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A Brief History of Oceanography
Beginnings of Ocean Science
- Captain James Cook (1728-1779)
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- 3 voyages, 1768 -1779; first voyages dedicated to mapping & exploration; searched for Ptolemy's "Terra Australis Incognita" (not discovered til 1820); made use of John Harrison's chronometer, took depth soundings, measured winds, currents, water temperature