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 academic and popular audiences. Beebe holds a record for popularity in a unique field of exploration and all of his books sell as adventure as well as science. I am frank in confessing that this is the first i have read, but it wont be the last. Diving bells, deep diving, marine animals, accessible book, submarine diving. Bermuda william beebe otis barton bathysphere half mile down. Modern video technology has changed the way we all experience the ocean depths.
Search for library items search for lists search for. William beebes cryptid fishes cryptozoology, myths and. William beebe scientist of the day linda hall library. No real damage, 3028 feet down in bathysphere, looking on an unimaginable world under sea, never before viewed. 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. Beebe described the descent in a book published later that year, half mile down. Oct 05, 2018 some intriguing cryptid fish are described in william beebes 1934 book half mile down.
Beebe was curator of ornithology at the new york zoological gardens from 1899 and director of the department of. Half mile down hardcover 1951 by william beebe author. 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. A halak es madarak evoluciojanak valamint a tenger melyenek kutatasaval foglalkozott. 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. If you are generating a pdf of a journal article or book chapter, please feel. Barton and beebes bathyspheric dives were the first diving expeditions to penetrate to depths beyond the effective reach of sunlight. In half mile down, his book describing the bathyspheres journeys. 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. 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. Beebe, william, 18771962 new york zoological society. John teevan, miss gloria hollister and miss jocelyn crane, of the department of tropical research of the zoological society.
Young wills family encouraged an interest in nature, taking trips to. Roosevelt frequently provided praise for beebes books, and went on to write. William beebes 1934 book half mile down revealed the deep sea for lay audiences in a few black and white photographs and line drawings. Buy half mile down classic reprint by william beebe from amazons fiction books store.
Buy half mile down classic reprint by william beebe isbn. William beebe was an american naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author. Half mile down, hardcover 1934 by william beebe author. If tentacles were needed by this eel why in the name of holy natural selection must the jaws be thus sacrificed. Buy half mile down 6th printing by william beebe isbn. 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. Jan 18, 2020 william beebe inspired famed german explorer hans hass who wrote the following passage relating to beebe in 1952. Publication date 1935 topics salar collection digitallibraryindia. Section 1 ocean exploration noaa ocean explorer home. 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. In his bathysphere, william beebe plumbed the ocean to recordsetting. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
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. He was best known for his 1930s explorations using an early bathysphere designed by his colleague, otis barton. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Aug 04, 2010 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published.
Born on july 29, 1877, to a paper dealer and a homemaker, charles william beebe grew up in east orange, new jersey. About the publisher forgotten books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. He is remembered for the numerous expeditions he conducted for the new york zoological society, his deep dives in the bathysphere, and his prolific. William beebe american biologist and explorer britannica. Nook, 0282564675 paperback published in 2018, hardcover published in 1957, and 0331114992 hardcover published. The book is a reprintcopy of an old book by william beebe. Minute by minute phone observations of this an previous dives. Half mile down by william beebe, 1934, harcourt, brace and company edition, in english. Jun 04, 2015 william beebe, an american zoologist and explorer, died june 4, 1962, at age 84. William beebe was the first scientist to descend deep into the abyss, reporting on undersea life humans had never before seen. William beebe, born charles william beebe july 29, 1877 june 4, 19622 was an american naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist, entomologist, explorer, and author.
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. Beebes vivid descriptions inspired underwater explorers like. Charles william beebe was an american naturalist, ornithologist, marine biologist. 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. This book is available with additional data at biodiversity heritage library. An exceptional reading that will motivate young explorers to pursue their dreams. 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. 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.
Buy half mile down first edition by william beebe isbn. More information about this seller contact this seller 11. 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. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The official william beebe web site contains information about the famous american naturalist and scientist charles william beebe, bathysphere. Barton in the steel ball known as the bathysphere, to an extreme depth in the ocean of over half a mile. Details half mile down biodiversity heritage library. 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. The present volume describes the various descents made by dr. Half mile down by william beebe, published by duell sloan pearce, new york, 1951.
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