The History of Underwater Exploration

by Robert F. Marx

The noted marine archaeologist and treasure-hunting diver's history of diving, from the free divers of the ancient world to those using modern research equipment. Subjects such as underwater... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486264874
• ISBN13: 9780486264875
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.5"

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Diving - From the beginning of recorded history to present

This book begins with the earliest recorded instances of diving beneath the surface of the oceans and inland waters. It traces the beginnings of most of the forms of diving from Freediving, surface supplied diving, rebreathers, and open circuit (SCUBA) systems, and continues to the present day. Historical accounts of many of the milestones that have led to current day technology are recounted. Many of the near misses in history are also recorded here including the real beginning of the open circuit systems we all attribute to Cousteau and Gagnan. This is an updated version of this book originally written in the early 1980s