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Depth Sounder
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Depth Sounder

1878 · overall: 9 3/4 in x 13 in x 5 7/8 in; 24.765 cm x 33.02 cm x 14.9225 cm

From the collection of National Museum of American History. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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William Thomson, a noted physicist and engineer in Glasgow, Scotland, designed various instruments for navigation at sea. This is the model he submitted with his application for a U.S. patent for a deep sea sounding apparatus.

National Museum of American History’s own description
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Credit lineDepth Sounder. 1878. National Museum of American History. CC0.
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