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El primer gráfico impreso de Benjamin Franklin y Timothy Folger de la corriente del Golfo
Science (New York, N.Y.)
|February 8, 1980
Resumen
Se ha redescubierto una rara carta de 1769-1770 de la Corriente del Golfo hecha por Benjamin Franklin y Timothy Folger. Este gráfico fundamental representa con precisión las características clave de la Corriente del Golfo, que siguen siendo relevantes hoy en día.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Oceanografía La oceanografía es la oceanografía.
- Historia de la Ciencia Historia de la Ciencia
Sus antecedentes:
- La Corriente del Golfo es una importante corriente oceánica que influye en el clima y la navegación.
- Las cartas históricas son cruciales para comprender el conocimiento oceanográfico pasado.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para anunciar el redescubrimiento de un importante mapa histórico de la Corriente del Golfo.
- Para resaltar la importancia del gráfico como el primero de su tipo y su precisión duradera.
Principales métodos:
- Investigación de archivo y descubrimiento de un documento perdido.
- Análisis comparativo del gráfico redescubierto con datos modernos de la Corriente del Golfo.
Principales resultados:
- Una carta previamente perdida de 1769-1770 de la Corriente del Golfo por Benjamin Franklin y Timothy Folger se encontraba en París.
- El gráfico se confirma como la primera representación de la Corriente del Golfo y sigue siendo una representación válida de su fuerza, curso y amplitud.
Conclusiones:
- El redescubrimiento proporciona una visión invaluable de los primeros mapas oceanográficos.
- El gráfico de Franklin y Folger demuestra una notable precisión temprana en la representación de la Corriente del Golfo.
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