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| The study of the floors and margins of the oceans, including descriptions of topography, composition of bottom materials, interaction of sediments and rocks with air and sea water, the effects of movements in the mantle on the sea floor, and action of wave energy in the submarine crust of the earth. Also known as marine geology; submarine geology. |
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| a science that deals with the animal and plant inhabitants of ocean waters |
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| - Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world |
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| printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity |
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| English natural scientist who formulated a theory of evolution by natural selection |
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Advertisement (Bad banner? Please let us know) Challenger expedition
An illustration of the ship.The Challenger expedition of 1872–76 was a scientific exercise that made many discoveries to lay the foundation of oceanography |
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| greek and roman contributions |
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