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bathysphere

[bath-uh-sfeer] / ˈbæθ əˌsfɪər /
NOUN
diving bell
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While ““The Bathysphere Book” is the only winner you could officially classify as science, all three works draw upon science and the natural world.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

The naturalist William Beebe was the first to explore the Hudson Canyon during his 1925 deep-sea voyage in the Bathysphere, the first crewed submersible.

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2022

The Bathysphere made international headlines in August of 1934 when William Beebe and Otis Barton used it to descend to a world-record depth of 3,028 feet under the Atlantic waters near Burmuda.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2010

The Bathysphere was a two-manned, unpowered, sphere-shaped deep-sea submersible vessel.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2010

Harvardman Otis Barton, who designed and built the Bathysphere, took notes and pictures while Beebe was reporting to the surface over special telephone equipment.

From Time Magazine Archive




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