oceanography is study of the sea and its natural habitants
Louis Agassiz (1807 - 1873) - Glacial Geology Charles Babbage (1792 - 1871) - Computer Science Georges Cuvier (1769 - 1832) - Comparative Anatomy, Vertebrate Paleontology Michael Faraday (1791 -1867) - Electromagnetics, Field Theory Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642) - Astronomy, Inventor of the Telescope William Herschel (1738 - 1822) Galactic Astronomy Lord Kelvin (1824 - 1907) - Thermodynamics Carolus Linnaeus (1707 - 1778) - Systematic Biology Joseph Lister (1827 - 1912) - Antiseptic Surgery Louis Pasteur (1822 -1895) - Bacteriology, Law of Biogenesis, Pasteurization. Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727) - Calculus, Law of Gravity, Dynamics, Reflecting Telescope Johannes Kepler (1571 - 1630) - Astronomy, Law of Planetary Motion (Keppler's Law) Matthew Maury (1806 - 1873) - Hydrography, Oceonography Gregor Mendel (1822 - 1884) - Genetics Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662) - Barometer, Mathematics John Ray (1627 - 1705) - Natural History Nicholas Steno (1631 - 1686) - Geology, Stratigraphy Rudolph Virchow (1821 - 1902) - Pathology