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published many detailed works on sea navigation. He earned global acclaim for his work and his data was adopted worldwide:

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Matthew Maury

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as the ship’s naturalist in 1831. The H.M.S. Beagle ultimately circled the Earth.

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Charles Darwin

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is known and recognized as the first devoted entirely to marine science:

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Challenger expedition

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spearheaded the growth and expansion of marine sciences. This included:

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Industrial Revolution

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introduced the first practical dive equipment; hard-hat diving that supplied air from the surface through a hose.

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Augustus Siebe

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introduced the first workable self-contained underwater breathing apparatus, called scuba today.

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Henry Fleuss

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A small, unmanned submarine with propellers, video camera, and an umbilical to the surface or to a submersible.An economical way to match the capabilities of a submersible and the dexterity of a scuba diver.

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Remotely Operated Vehicles

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Untethered robotic devices propelled through the water by self-contained power systems.Piloted by an onboard computer.Launched from the surface and are maneuverable in three dimensions.Propelled by self-contained power systems. Others use the difference in water layer temperatures to glide.

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Autonomous Underwater Vehicles

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instrument packages that measure temperature, salinity, pressure and currents.

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Drifters

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orbit the Earth and assist oceanographers with global observations of the ocean.

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Satellites

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The first electronic navigation came into use in the late 1960s.

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LORAN

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