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bathyscaphDeep-sea diving apparatus used for exploration at great depths in the ocean. In 1960, Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh took the bathyscaph Trieste to a depth of 10,917 m/35,820 ft in the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench off the island of Guam in the Pacific Ocean. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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He was also the builder of the Bathyscaphe, a man-carrying submersible capable of reaching great ocean depths. This remarkable vessel, which looks like something between a bathyscaphe a la Cousteau and a homemade submarine, negotiates "the reefs" of our conceptual system. Asked what techniques he thought might be appropriate for exploration, he suggested a lander ``and then maybe a bathyscaphe,'' drawing applause from the outnumbered oceanographers in the group. |
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