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  2. European and American voyages of scientific exploration

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    Captain: Cyrille Pierre Théodore Laplace (1793–1875) Naturalist: Joseph Fortuné Théodore Eydoux (1802–1841) Publication: C.P.T. Laplace, Journey around the world by the India and China seas, running on the corvette of the State the Favorite during the 1830s, 1831 and 1832 under the command of Mr Laplace captain of frégatte.

  3. List of sea captains - Wikipedia

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    Stockton, Robert Field. American naval officer, notable in the capture of California during the Mexican–American War. Later served as a U.S. Senator. United States: Yes 1795 1866 Surcouf, Robert. Captain and ship owner from St. Malo. Notable as French corsair during the Napoleonic Wars. France: Yes Yes 1773 1823 von Tegetthoff, Wilhelm

  4. Robert Ballard - Wikipedia

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    Ballard was geologist diver in Alvin during Project FAMOUS, which explored the median rift valley of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge in 1974. [9] During the summer of 1975, Ballard participated in a joint French-American expedition called Phere searching for hydrothermal vents over the Mid-Atlantic Ridge, but the expedition did not find any active vents.

  5. List of United States Navy people - Wikipedia

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    Blake Wayne Van Leer, commander and captain in the U.S. Navy. Lead SeaBee program and managed the nuclear research and power unit at McMurdo Station during Operation Deep Freeze. Don Walsh – captain, submarine officer, navy diver, oceanographer and marine policy specialist.

  6. Matthew Fontaine Maury - Wikipedia

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    The captains recorded the lessons faithfully in their logbooks, which were then forgotten. At the Observatory, Maury uncovered an enormous collection of thousands of old ships' logs and charts in storage in trunks dating back to the start of the U.S. Navy. [ 5 ] He pored over the documents, collecting information on winds, calms, and currents ...

  7. Lists of scientists - Wikipedia

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    List of people considered father or mother of a scientific field; List of the 72 names on the Eiffel Tower; Apostles of Linnaeus; List of Arab scientists and scholars; List of modern Arab scientists and engineers; List of archaeologists; Astronomer Royal; List of astronomers; List of French astronomers; List of Fellows of the Australian Academy ...

  8. Category:Fictional sea captains - Wikipedia

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  9. Captain Nemo - Wikipedia

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    Captain Nemo (/ ˈ n eɪ m oʊ /; also known as Prince Dakkar) is a character created by the French novelist Jules Verne (1828–1905). Nemo appears in two of Verne's science-fiction books, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas (1870) and The Mysterious Island (1875).