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Horizontal Slice Preparation of the Retina
Published on: November 20, 2006
概括
由本杰明·富兰克林和蒂莫西·福尔格创作的罕见1769-1770年海湾流图已经被重新发现. 这个基本图准确地描绘了海湾流的关键特征,今天仍然很重要.
科学领域:
- 海洋学 海洋学 海洋学
- 科学的历史科学的历史.
背景情况:
- 墨西哥湾流是影响气候和航行的主要海洋流.
- 历史地图对于理解过去的海洋学知识至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 宣布重新发现了海湾流的重要历史图表.
- 为了强调该图表的重要性,作为其类型中的第一个,以及其持久的准确性.
主要方法:
- 档案研究和发现一个丢失的文件.
- 重新发现的图表与现代海湾流数据的比较分析.
主要成果:
- 本杰明·富兰克林和蒂莫西·福尔格 (Timothy Folger) 1769-1770年以前丢失的湾流图在巴黎被发现.
- 该图表被证实是海湾流的第一个描绘,并仍然是其强度,轨道和宽度的有效表示.
结论:
- 重新发现为早期海洋绘图提供了宝贵的见解.
- 富兰克林和福尔格的图表表现出了显著的早期准确性,代表了海湾流.
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