Sigsbee_Sounding_Machine-Blake.jpg
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English:
Sigsbee Sounding Machine - invented by Charles D. Sigsbee and modified from Thomson Sounding Machine. Basic design of ocean sounding instruments stayed the same for the next 50 years. Here the sounding machine is used to set a Pillsbury current meter at a known depth. In: "The Gulf Stream", by John Elliott Pillsbury, 1891. Call Number GC296.G9 P54 1891. Note caption on photo: "Sounding Machine And Current Meter In Place, Steamer BLAKE"
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| Date | circa 1880 |
| Source | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Central Library, Image ID: theb2698, Voyage To Inner Space - Exploring the Seas With NOAA Collection. |
| Author | Coast and Geodetic Survey |
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