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Maritime Archaeology (SHIPWRECKS) with Chanelle Zaphiropoulos

Ologies with Alie Ward

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The Titanic and the Titanic: A History

In the late 1800s, electromagnetic radiation was used to communicate Morse code wirelessly from ships and lighthouses. It could travel about 300 miles in the daytime, but double or triple after dark. Rich people could send a telegram to shore, probably composing carefully like we do our vacation grams. The world record for deepest dive of a human hits 330 meters or around a thousand feet.

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