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Figure 22

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Description

Figure 22. The BLAKE shock absorber. This device also used the principle ofthe elasticity of rubber to absorb the shocks incurred on a cable or line whenlaunching or retrieving heavy objects at sea. This device was first used in thewinter of 1878-1879 on the Coast and Geodetic Ship BLAKE while under thescientific direction of Alexander Agassiz.

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
Miscellaneous Instruments, Deck Gear, and Laboratory Instruments

Keywords

Oceanography