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00_02. 01_02. P. P. The angle formed by the horizon and the North Star measures our latitude. S. S. Map of the World (about 1570 AD). S. Developed by John Harrison, a carpenter by trade, in the mid-1700’s. It weighed about 40 kilograms. S. Harrison’s final chronometer. It
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P The angle formed by the horizon and the North Star measures our latitude.
S Map of the World (about 1570 AD)
S Developed by John Harrison, a carpenter by trade, in the mid-1700’s. It weighed about 40 kilograms.
S Harrison’s final chronometer. It weighed about 2 kgs.
S Benjamin Franklin
S A bottom dredge used to collect bottom-living organisms in the deep sea.
S Alfred Wegner
“An important scientific innovation rarely makes its way by gradually winning over and converting its opponents. What does happen is that its opponents gradually die out, and that the growing generation is familiarized with the ideas from the beginning.” Max Planck, (1858-1947) from Scientific Autobiography, 1949.
S The Trieste
S 8/28 FLIP
S Monster Bouy
S GLOMAR CHALLENGER
P 1977 - ALVIN finds hydrothermal vents
S ALVIN
S Seasat 1978
S GLOMAR EXPLORER
Riser Vessel: Chikyu http://www.iodp.org/vessels-operations-community-dsl/
S TOPEX / Poseidon 1992
http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2011/04/found-air-france-flight-447/http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/2011/04/found-air-france-flight-447/ Autonomous Unmanned Vehicles (AUV)
Scientific method Fig. 1.9