Before revision: Scientific deep-sea exploration can be said to have begun when French scientist Pierre-Simon Laplace investigated the average depth of the Atlantic ocean by observing tidal motions registered on Brazilian and African coasts circa the late 18th or early 19th century.
After revision: Scientific deep-see exploration can be said to have begun when French scientist Pierre-Simon Laplace investigated the average depth of the Atlantic ocean by observing tidal motions registered on Brazilian and African coasts circa the late 18th or early 19th century.