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| Titel: |
Technology and ocean-scape: Defining the deep sea in mid-nineteenth century |
| Auteur: |
Rozwadowski, Helen M. |
| Verschenen in: |
History and technology |
| Paginering: | Jaargang 17 (2001) nr. 3 pagina's 217-247 |
| Jaar: |
2001 |
| Inhoud: |
The ocean's profound inaccessibility makes it impossible to comprehend except through the mediation of technology. The first investigators to explore the great depths were hydrographers whose work was animated by mid-nineteenth century growth of political, economic, and cultural interest in the oceans. While submarine telegraphy certainly boosted ocean science, interest in this field derived first from commercial concerns related to whaling and shipping as well as the intellectual pursuits of physical geography and questions about the existence of life at great depths. Hydrographers' developing conception of the oceanic environment never represented a clear translation from technology. Dramatic changes in the understanding of the shape of the deep-sea floor testified to the complexity of interaction between sounding machines, methods, and interpretations of depth. The shifting image of the sea floor not only reflected increasingly accurate measurements, but also mirrored shifting human motivations for studying this unexplored territory. |
| Uitgever: |
Routledge |
| Bronbestand: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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