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Figure 26

Description

Figure 26. Ball bearing swivels devised by Jules Le Blanc to prevent untimelytwisting of cables, getting them caught on hull projections, or even breaking of lines.

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