Aquatic Flashcards

1
Q

• Edmund Halley
• Improved diving bell

A

1690

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2
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• John Lethbridge
• “Diving Engine”

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1715

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3
Q

Charles Anthony Deane
• “Smoke Helmet”

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1832

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4
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The first diving school was established by the Royal Navy

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1843

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5
Q

William James
• First workable, full time SCUBA

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1825

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6
Q

• Augustus Siebe
• Innovated a closed diving suit to complete the diving helmet of Deane

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1837

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7
Q

Benoit Rouquayrol and Auguste Denayrouze
• Patented “Aerophore”

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1866

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8
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• Henry A. Heuss
• Developed the fine self-contained diving gear

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1876

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9
Q

-Alexander the Great
-a cauldron designed to trap a pocket of air when it was lowered into the water

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Diving Bell
(300 B.C.)

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10
Q

Eye gaggle from shells
4 of tortoise

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1300s

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11
Q

Hollowed tube and sketch of webbed swimming gloves

-Leonardo de Vinci
-an idea that led to modern-day fins

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(1400s)

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12
Q

Wooden Paddles
Benjamin Franklin

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(1717)

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13
Q

Modern Fins

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1912

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14
Q

One of the best but simple way to see, discover, and appreciate the intriguing underwater life
• Peeking through life underneath

A

Snorkeling

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15
Q

Jacques Cousteau
and Emile Gagnan
“Aqualung” or the modern day

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1943

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16
Q

what are the basic
equipment in snorkeling?

A

Skin Protection
Mask

17
Q

what are the basic scuba diving equipment?

A

Dive Mask
Scuba tank
Fins
SPG or Submersible Pressure Gauge
Weight Belt
Wet suit
Snorkel
Swimming cap
Mask defogger
Regulator
Octopus
BCD or Buoyancy Control Device

18
Q

Different Kinds of Snorkel

A

Snorkel with a flexible tube
Classic snorkel
Purge valve
Dry valve
Splash guard

19
Q

…it resist water or “pushes back”
anything moving through it

A

Snorkeling Fins