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The
Uncivilized Engine of War
Into the Deep: The Early Pioneers
Into the Deep: Remote Control Exploration
Into the Deep: Deep Ocean Archeology
Into the Deep: A Scientific Revolution
The Uncivilized Engine of War
Friends
of the Hunley
Home site of the private organization that located and
excavated the Civil War submarine. Packed with historical
and archeological information, photographs and interactives.
Navy
Civil War History
Links to historical U.S. Navy documents pertaining to
the Hunley, such as the 1864 document, "Information
on the Hunley obtained by the U.S. Navy from the interrogation
of Confederate deserters."
H.
L. Hunley
Links to historical U.S. Navy documents pertaining to
the Hunley, such as the 1864 document, "Information
on the Hunley obtained by the U.S. Navy from the interrogation
of Confederate deserters."
USS
Housatonic
An account of the fateful meeting of the Hunley and
its target, the Housatonic.
Texas
Historical Commission
More information on another of Maria Jacobsen's marine
archeology projects, the excavation of the shipwreck
Belle. Includes numerous color images of the project
and the artifacts it yielded.
Into the Deep: The Early Pioneers
Institute
for Exploration
Link to Bob Ballard's
home page, learn more about deep ocean archeology, and
see pictures from the Institute's latest underwater
expeditions.
Ocean
Exploration Timeline
Learn what ocean explorers have been doing from 5000
B.C. to the present.
People
in the Sea
The office of Naval Research offers a history of exploring
the oceans with submersibles.
Twenty
Thousand Leagues under the Sea
Read chapters from the world's first novel of oceanography,
Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea.
Into the Deep: Remote Control Exploration
Woods
Hole Oceanographic Institute
Learn more about the research being conducted at the
largest independent oceanographic institution in the
world
ALVIN
Learn more about ALVIN on the Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution's Web site. The site includes an illustrated
history of ALVIN, photos, and related links
Voyage
to the Deep
Meet scientists and learn more about the geology, creatures,
and chemistry of the deep-sea.
Hydrothermal
Vents
Find out more about the impact that hydrothermal vents
have on the environment around them.
Creatures
of the Thermal Vents
Learn more about the biology associated with the hydrothermal
vents
Plate
Tectonics
A comprehensive history and description of plate tectonics
presented by the United States Geological Society
RIDGE
links for Non-Scientists
This page offers links to a host of great deep-sea exploration
sites around the Web.
Into the Deep: Deep Ocean Archeology
The
Titanic Historical Society
This group is dedicated to preserving the history of
Titanic.
The
Titanic
This
Encyclopedia Smithsonian site offers general facts about
the ship and her history.
The
Titanic's Final Resting Place
Watch video footage of Bob Ballard exploring the bow
of Titanic, Read a first-hand account of the last hours
aboard Titanic, or hear the song "Wreck of the
Titanic" sung by Doc Watson.
Into the Deep: A Scientific Revolution
Argo
Home Page
Sharing
the Adventure
Read more about "telepresence" and the ways in which
technology will bring the deep-sea into classrooms and
homes in this interview with Bob Ballard.
How
Deep Can They Go?
Play this interactive game to learn more about how deep
various animals and submersibles can go.
The
JASON project
The JASON project is a not-for profit educational group
with teachers, corporations, educational institutions
and government, which works to inspire students to pursue
learning in science, math and technology through exploration
and discovery.
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