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, cartographer , author, geologist , and educator. he was nicknamed "pathfinder of the seas" and "father of modern oceanography and naval meteorology" and later, "scientist of the seas" for his extensive works in his books, especially the physical geography of the sea ( ), the first such extensive and
navigation. when a leg injury left him unfit for sea duty, maury devoted his time to the study of navigation, meteorology, winds, and currents. he became superintendent of the united states naval observatory and head of the depot of charts and instruments. there, maury studied thousands of ships' logs...
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