William Beebe, American zoologist and sea explorer
The American zoologist and deep-sea explorer William Beebe and his colleague John Tee von Are with the diving ball after their return from the Bermuda Islands, where they reached in the Bermuda ditch the sensational -for its time- depth of 2, 200 feet (730 meters). The steel ball equipped with a quartz glass was a special design and allowed for the first time the researchers the observation of animal and flora in the sea depth
Picture No
10496483
Media ID
47992277
Size
2484px x 1929px
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Credit
Mary Evans / Sueddeutsche Zeitung Photo
Date
1932


