History of Marine Science

5. the US Exploring Expedition proved the existence of this continent
9. studied barnacles, coral atolls, and evolution
10. organisms that float or drift on the sea's currents
15. studied whales in the arctic
16. the catholic church focused attention on theology and religion causing science to not be practiced widely in Europe
17. developed first classification system - "ladder of life"
19. marine organisms could not live in cold dark depths of ocean
20. wrote Natural History which references marine animals

1. "discovered" the South Pacific and Hawaii
2. ROV that helped find the Titanic
3. expedition that marks the beginning of modern day science
4. first expedition to travel around the world
6. the first submersible to travel to the deepest point in the ocean
7. "discovered" Greenland, Iceland, and part of N. America and named it Vineland
8. study of organisms living in the ocean and their relationships with each other and the environment
11. founded the first marine lab in the united states
12. calculated the Earth's circumference
13. marine lab inspired by Agassiz lab
14. civilization that invented the compass and watertight compartments
18. Famous Marine Research Lab in San Diego, CA