Italian Luigi Marsigli started the science of oceanography with a treatise discussing topography, circulation, ocean plants and animals, along with many measurements.
"Our Legal Heritage"
S. A. Reilly
Steinholt, elsewhere, was delving into oceanography and submarine engineering, in an attempt to learn whether or not it would be feasible to fish for the remains of the lost ship of Lodore.
"Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930"
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We have neglected oceanography, saline water conversion, and the basic research that lies at the root of all progress.
"Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to the Present"
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