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Figure 20. Lucas scoop sounder, invented in 1891 by Francis Lucas of theEnglish Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Company, this instrument was also called the snapper. It was used primarily by ships engaged in submarine cable laying. It is a derivative of the Ross device, with elements of the Britishbulldog sounder.
Credit
Oceanographic Museum of Monaco
Photographer
Y. Berard
Collection
Voyage to Inner Space
History of Oceanography Collection
The Early Instruments - Collections of the Oceanographic Museum at Monaco
Sounding Instruments
Keywords
Oceanography
Historical instruments