- benthoscope
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benthoscope
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benthoscope — [bɛ̃tɔskɔp] n. m. ÉTYM. 1959; du rad. de benthos, et scope. ❖ ♦ Didact. Appareil destiné à explorer le benthos … Encyclopédie Universelle
Benthoscope — [ skop] das, (s)/ s, ein Tiefseetauchgerät, Bathysphäre … Universal-Lexikon
Benthoscope — The Benthoscope was a deep sea submersible designed by Otis Barton after the Second World War. He hired the Watson Stillman Company, who had earlier constructed his and William Beebe s bathysphere to produce the new design of deep diving vessel,… … Wikipedia
benthoscope — ˈbenthəˌskōp noun ( s) Etymology: benthos + scope : a deep sea diving instrument consisting of a hollow steel sphere capable of carrying an observer to depths of several thousand feet * * * benˈthoscope noun A submersible sphere from which to… … Useful english dictionary
benthos — [ bɛ̃tos ] n. m. • 1897; mot gr. « profondeur » ♦ Didact. Ensemble des organismes qui vivent sur les fonds des mers et s y déplacent peu. Benthos, plancton et necton. ● benthos nom masculin (grec benthos, profondeur) Ensemble des êtres vivants… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Timeline of diving technology — This is a timeline of underwater technology. The entries marked ## are about decompression tables.[1] Contents 1 Pre industrial 2 19th century 2.1 Rebreathers appear … Wikipedia
Submersible — A submersible , or bathyscaphe, is a type of underwater vessel with limited mobility which is typically transported to its area of operation by a surface vessel or large submarine. Used by oceanographers and marine scientists. Apart from size,… … Wikipedia
Diving bell — A diving bell is a rigid chamber used to transport divers to depth in the ocean. The most common types are the wet bell and the closed bell. The wet bell is a cable suspended chamber, open at the bottom like a moon pool structure, that is lowered … Wikipedia
Otis Barton — William Beebe (left) and Otis Barton standing next to the bathysphere Frederick Otis Barton, Jr. (June 5, 1899 – April 15, 1992) was an American deep sea diver, inventor and actor. Born in New York, the independently wealthy Barton designed the… … Wikipedia
Diving chamber — The decompression chamber at the Neutral Buoyancy Lab A diving chamber has two main functions: as a simpler form of submersible vessel to take divers underwater and to provide a temporary base and retrieval system in the depths; as a land or ship … Wikipedia
