The book is a reprintcopy of an old book by william beebe. William beebe was the first scientist to descend deep into the abyss, reporting on undersea life humans had never before seen. William beebe scientist of the day linda hall library. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. When william beebe needed to know what was going on in the depths of the ocean, he had himself lowered a half mile down in a fourfoot steel sphere to seefive times deeper than anyone had ever gone in the 1930s. In this weeks book of the week, the arcturus adventure, beebe writes, after another round of deepsea dredging, that the eels brought back to the surface from a halfmile down only raise more questions. More information about this seller contact this seller 11. July 29, 1877 june 4, 1962 was an american naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author.
Beebes vivid descriptions inspired underwater explorers like. Roosevelt frequently provided praise for beebes books, and went on to write. Charles william beebe was an american naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist. Buy half mile down classic reprint by william beebe from amazons fiction books store.
Minute by minute phone observations of this an previous dives. William beebes cryptid fishes cryptozoology, myths and. When, at any time in our earthly life, we come to a moment or place of tremendous interest, it often happens that we realize the full significance only after it is all over, wrote beebe. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the new york zoological society, his deep dives in the bathysphere, and his prolific.
Jan 18, 2020 william beebe inspired famed german explorer hans hass who wrote the following passage relating to beebe in 1952. Modern video technology has changed the way we all experience the ocean depths. Bermuda william beebe otis barton bathysphere half mile down. If tentacles were needed by this eel why in the name of holy natural selection must the jaws be thus sacrificed. Jul 01, 2015 in half mile down, his book describing the bathyspheres journeys, he wrote of siphonophores lovely as the finest lace and pteropods, or flying snails, each of which lived within a delicate, tissue shell, and flew through life with a pair of flapping, fleshy wings. William beebe, born charles william beebe july 29, 1877 june 4, 19622 was an american naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. William beebes bathysphere descended to depths of more than halfamile off bermuda in the 1930s, it opened the world of inner space to explorers in much the same way rockets pioneered. Half mile down by john teevan, gloria hollister, jocelyn. Born on july 29, 1877, to a paper dealer and a homemaker, charles william beebe grew up in east orange, new jersey. John teevan, miss gloria hollister and miss jocelyn crane. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the new york zoological society, his deep dives in the bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for.
The adventures that beebe and otis lived during their ocean explorations with the bathysphere is one of the early steps towards james cameron deep sea exploration. No real damage, 3028 feet down in bathysphere, looking on an unimaginable world under sea, never before viewed. William beebe was an american naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. The remarkable life of william beebe by carol grant gould. He was best known for his 1930s explorations using an early bathysphere designed by his colleague, otis barton. Section 1 ocean exploration noaa ocean explorer home. Barton in the steel ball known as the bathysphere, to an extreme depth in the ocean of over half a mile. Beebe described the experience that followed this in his book half mile down. Young wills family encouraged an interest in nature, taking trips to. The official william beebe web site contains information about the famous american naturalist and scientist charles william beebe, bathysphere. Diving bells, deep diving, marine animals, accessible book, submarine diving.
He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the new york zoological society, his deep dives in the bathysphere, and his prolific scientific writing for both academic and popular audiences. Half mile down, hardcover 1934 by william beebe author. Beebe described the descent in a book published later that year, half mile down. Suddenly, without the slightest warning, the bolt was torn from our hands, and the mass of heavy metal shot across the deck like the shell from a gun. Oct 05, 2018 some intriguing cryptid fish are described in william beebes 1934 book half mile down.
In half mile down, his book describing the bathyspheres journeys. Author of edge of the jungle, jungle peace, the arcturus adventure, two birdlovers in mexico, half mile down, beneath tropic seas, the bird, pheasants william beebe open library donate. Half mile down hardcover 1951 by william beebe author. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Barton and beebes bathyspheric dives were the first diving expeditions to penetrate to depths beyond the effective reach of sunlight. Aug 04, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. When william beebe needed to know what was going on in the depths of the ocean, he had himself lowered a half mile down in a fourfoot steel sphere to see. Half mile down by william beebe, 1934, harcourt, brace and company edition, in english. Search for library items search for lists search for. When william beebe descended in a diving helmet to the bottom of the sea for the first timeon april 9, 1925, at darwin bay in the galapagos islandshe picked out a convenient boulder, sat down on it, shut his eyes, and said. William beebes 1934 book half mile down revealed the deep sea for lay audiences in a few black and white photographs and line drawings. Home browse books book details, half mile down half mile down by john teevan, gloria hollister, jocelyn crane, otis barton, william beebe, new york zoological society. Jun 04, 2015 william beebe, an american zoologist and explorer, died june 4, 1962, at age 84. William beebe american biologist and explorer britannica.
The present volume describes the various descents made by dr. Beebe, william, 18771962 new york zoological society. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. John teevan, miss gloria hollister and miss jocelyn crane, of the department of tropical research of the zoological society. Nook, 0282564675 paperback published in 2018, hardcover published in 1957, and 0331114992 hardcover published. In addition to his scientific pursuits, beebe wrote nearly 300 articles and books, including half mile down 1943 about his trips into the depths of the sea. Details half mile down biodiversity heritage library. Buy half mile down classic reprint by william beebe isbn. Half mile down by william beebe, published by duell sloan pearce, new york, 1951. The green faded imperceptibly as we went down, and at 200 feet it was impossible to say whether the water was greenishblue or bluishgreen, beebe wrote in his book half mile down, an account of his experiments with the bathysphere. Buy half mile down first edition by william beebe isbn. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. Buy half mile down 6th printing by william beebe isbn.
Sep 26, 2012 when william beebe needed to know what was going on in the depths of the ocean, he had himself lowered a half mile down in a fourfoot steel sphere to seefive times deeper than anyone had ever gone in the 1930s. Beebe was curator of ornithology at the new york zoological gardens from 1899 and director of the department of. Beebe is best remembered for a series of deepsea dives that he undertook in the 1930s in his bathysphere, and for a resulting popular book, half mile down 1934, which introduced the reading public to the world of the deep sea. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. An exceptional reading that will motivate young explorers to pursue their dreams. A halak es madarak evoluciojanak valamint a tenger melyenek kutatasaval foglalkozott. William beebe, american biologist, explorer, and writer on natural history who combined careful biological research with a rare literary skill. Publication date 1935 topics salar collection digitallibraryindia. Beebe holds a record for popularity in a unique field of exploration and all of his books sell as adventure as well as science. Half mile down by william beebe, 1934, harcourt, brace and company edition, in english half mile down 1934 edition open library. I am frank in confessing that this is the first i have read, but it wont be the last. These five new species of fish were sighted by beebe and otis barton in the mesopelagic twilight zone on two bathysphere dives off nonsuch island, bermuda in 1932 and 1934.
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