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... depth vehicle , has been built by Dr. Jacques Piccard , son of the Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard , for whom it is ... depth ( density ) of water , adjust to zero bouyancy , and hover there indefinitely with no further adjustments . One ...
... depth vehicle , has been built by Dr. Jacques Piccard , son of the Swiss scientist Auguste Piccard , for whom it is ... depth ( density ) of water , adjust to zero bouyancy , and hover there indefinitely with no further adjustments . One ...
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... depth live largely on each other . You will hear reference to the greatest depth of the sun's rays at 1,000 feet , but from 600 feet to 1,000 feet down such rays can be found only by instruments . Actually most living things begin to ...
... depth live largely on each other . You will hear reference to the greatest depth of the sun's rays at 1,000 feet , but from 600 feet to 1,000 feet down such rays can be found only by instruments . Actually most living things begin to ...
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... Depth What is the greatest depth for all of the world's oceans ? The H.M.S. Cook , exploring a vast undersea canyon east of the Philippines with echo - sounding equipment , hit bot- tom at 37,782 feet on November 6 , 1962 , the British ...
... Depth What is the greatest depth for all of the world's oceans ? The H.M.S. Cook , exploring a vast undersea canyon east of the Philippines with echo - sounding equipment , hit bot- tom at 37,782 feet on November 6 , 1962 , the British ...
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