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deep-sea exploration: see oceanography oceanography, study of the seas and oceans. The major divisions of oceanography include the geological study of the ocean floor (see plate tectonics ) and features; physical oceanography, which is concerned with the physical attributes of the ocean water, such as ..... Click the link for more information. . |
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The younger Barton was heir to a fortune and had his own dreams of deep-sea exploration and adventure. This is the riveting story of the first truly deep-sea exploration, in a series of 20 dives between 1929 and 1934, William Beebe and Otis Barton rode a diving capsule to 3,028 feet under the Atlantic, about 100 times as far down as anyone had gone underwater before. A wide-ranging curiosity developed as a child led Thompson to become fascinated with deep-sea exploration and treasure hunting, and his independence of mind and entrepreneurial bent led him to organize CADG. |
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