History of oceanography elisa santiago and wesley sac 1st period

  • Eratosethnes
    276

    Eratosethnes

    BC.... FIRST DETERMINED THE WORLDS CIRCUMFERENCE.
  • contributions over the greeks part 2
    325

    contributions over the greeks part 2

    BC... Pytheas sailed northward from Greece to Iceland.
  • Magellan
    Jan 6, 1513

    Magellan

    circumnavigated the globe through the passage way at 52 S latitude.
  • Vasco Nunez
    Jan 12, 1513

    Vasco Nunez

    saw the pacific ocean
  • james cook

    james cook

    he used astronomy and mathematics he began calcuating longitudes.
  • Benjamin Frankin

    Benjamin Frankin

    Discovered the Gulf stream.
  • charles darwin

    charles darwin

    did a 5 year trip and surveyed the coast line.
  • robert fitzroy

    robert fitzroy

    did a 5 year trip and survived the coast line
  • Matthew Fontaine

    Matthew Fontaine

    established uniform methods of making nautical and meteorolgical observations at sea.
  • Matthew Maury

    Matthew Maury

    established uniform methods of making nautical and meteorological observations at sea.
  • challenger expedition

    challenger expedition

    did a 4 year trip and traved 68,000 miles long.
  • phoenicians

    phoenicians

    BC... They discovered the Canary islands and established trade with Eastern Asia.
  • Leif ericson

    Leif ericson

    AD... Discovered Vineland
  • Contribution of the Greeks Part I

    Contribution of the Greeks Part I

    BC... Construction of the Mediterranean Sea
  • Eric the red

    Eric the red

    AD.. they discoved the Baffin Island