Sounding machine
‘The numbers tell the tale’ is a saying that also applied on board ships. The depth of water could be determined using a sounding line. The design for this sounding machine was patented by Edward Massey in 1802. The machine was attached to a sounding line. As it sank to the seabed, a rotating vane drove a counter with a wormscrew; its revolutions were converted to the depth in fathoms.
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Sounding machine
‘The numbers tell the tale’ is a saying that also applied on board ships. The depth of water could be determined using a sounding line. The design for this sounding machine was patented by Edward Massey in 1802. The machine was attached to a sounding line. As it sank to the seabed, a rotating vane drove a counter with a wormscrew; its revolutions were converted to the depth in fathoms.
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Meten is weten, dat geldt ook ...... aald naar de diepte in vadems.
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‘The numbers tell the tale’ is ...... erted to the depth in fathoms.
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NG-MC-1234
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Rijksmuseum
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Sounding machine
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Telwerk voor dieplood
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1810
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1810
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extent
breedte 17,2 cm
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depth 7.5 cm
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diepte 7,5 cm
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height 21.5 cm
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hoogte 21,5 cm
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width 17.2 cm
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Collectie: Marinemodellenkamer
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Collection: Navy Model Room
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provenance
...; transferred from the Mini ...... The Hague, to the museum, 1883
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eerste kwart 19e eeuw
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first quarter 19th century
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