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Paper, 'Account of ye sounding of ye depth of ye sea between Portsmouth and ye Ile [Isle] of Wight with ye wooden globe and lead' by William Brounker and Sir Robert Moray

Reference number: CLP/24/46

Date: 17th century

Description

Lists the length of time of the globe's submersion in the sea alongside the depth [in yards] of the line underwater. Notes that the time was measured by the vibrations of a piece of lead hung at a small pack-thread of about 39 2/10 inches measured from the centre of gravity of the lead.

Subject: Oceanography

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CLP/24/46
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17th century
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Ink on paper
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1 page
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Manuscript

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William Brouncker

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Robert Moray

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William Brouncker, Robert Moray, Paper, 'Account of ye sounding of ye depth of ye sea between Portsmouth and ye Ile [Isle] of Wight with ye wooden globe and lead' by William Brounker and Sir Robert Moray, 17th century, CLP/24/46, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/clp_24_46/paper-account-of-ye-sounding-of-ye-depth-of-ye-sea-between-portsmouth-and-ye-ile-isle-of-wight-with-ye-wooden-globe-and-lead-by-william-brounker-and-sir-robert-moray, accessed on 22 January 2025

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