Geophysics and Oceanography
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A machine to predict the tide patterns in harbours, designed by Lord Kelvin.
In 1780 James Six (1731 1793), a retired business man, designed a self-registering thermometer to measure and record maximum and minimum temperatures. This popular pattern was used for taking sea temperatures for the next 90 years, when Dr W Miller (
Seabed samples recovered on the voyage that marked the beginning of modern oceanography.
Acoustic tags allow fish to be identified and tracked for relatively long periods, to show how they respond to environmental phenomena such as tides. Tags comprise a receiver and transmitter which returns the sonar signal to the tracking ship. The ta
William Scoresby Jnr (1789-1857), was a whaling captain and Arctic scientist. Dissatisfied with the water bottles he had been using for taking deep sea water samples, he designed and constructed one of brass in 1811 (his 'Marine Diver') which was bet
Replica of the insulated water bottle used by Captain C J Phipps and Dr Charles Irving on HMS Racehorse on the 1773-1774 attempt to sail to the North Pole. The expedition, which was sponsored by the Royal Society and had the support of King George II
Replica of the insulated water bottle used by Captain C J Phipps and Dr Charles Irving on HMS Racehorse on the 1773-1774 attempt to sail to the North Pole. The expedition, which was sponsored by the Royal Society and had the support of King George II
Designed by American engineers the RoboTuna was built to simulate the action of a fish.