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Featured Article: Hartog, Dirk
Hartog, Dirk, a Dutch navigator born in the 1500's, was the first European to land on the western coast of Australia. See more »
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Bell, Henry
Bell, Henry (1767-1830), was a Scottish shipbuilder who pioneered steam navigation in Europe.
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Hartog, Dirk, a Dutch navigator born in the 1500's, was the first European to land on the western coast of Australia.
See more »La Perouse, Jean Francois
La Perouse, Jean Francois, lah pay ROOZ, zhawn frahn SWAH (1741-1788), was a French navigator who sailed into Botany Bay, Australia, only six days after Arthur Phillip arrived in the bay with the First Fleet to establish a colony there (see Phillip, Arthur).
See more »Maury, Matthew Fontaine
Maury, MAWR ee, Matthew Fontaine (1806-1873), was a United States naval officer and scientist who did much to improve ocean travel.
See more »Pelsaert, Francois
Pelsaert, Francois (1590?-1630), was a Dutch navigator who charted part of the western coast of the Australian continent in 1629.
See more »Sperry, Elmer Ambrose
Sperry, Elmer Ambrose (1860-1930), was an American scientist, inventor, and manufacturer.
See more »Stevenson, Robert
Stevenson, Robert (1772-1850), was a Scottish civil engineer noted as a builder of lighthouses.
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