Diving Bells

Just ran across this great design for a diving bell in the copy of Lorini’s Fortificationi (1609) that I picked up last week. It had glass windows for observation of sea life and was also handy for locating lost artillery.

Buonaiuto Lorini, Le Fortificationi - 1609

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8/21/2010

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One response to Diving Bells

  1. Textbooks Hunter said:
    9/19/2010

    glass windows for observation of sea life… in 1609!
    Amazing

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