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The Phoenicians explored the ocean with sailing ships. They get to the coast but go no farther than the shore and coastline enviornments
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Develop a system for navigation between the many Islands of the Pacific. They used the sun, stars, and other marks for finding their way.
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The Compass was invented by the Chinese mainly for voyages at sea. This allowed ships to venture off without hesitation about what direction they were going in.
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Began sailing the first voyage at sea around the world. It was completed in 1521
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James Cook maps the Pacific Ocean on the first of three voyages. He used a chronometer to obtain the first readings of longitude.
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Benjamin Franklin publishes a chart of the Gulf Stream. He realizes that it takes two weeks longer for mail ships to make the trip from Europe to The United States then the return trip
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Visits the Galapagos Islands and discovers new species and thus being able to make his theory of evolution.
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The first Atlas was created by Matthew Maury
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The first ever recorded expedition devoted mainly scientific research.
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The Scripps Institute is founded. It is the first to focus on Marine Studies.
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Large scale government funding is given to ocean science after World War II
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Deep Sea Drilling starts
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The Coastal Zone Color Scanner is created. It gives scientists the ability to study the ocean on a larger global perspective.
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John Martin tells about his Iron Hypothesis
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They explored the Arctic and Northern Atlantic Ocean around Greenland, Iceland, and Newfoundland
