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bathysphere

[bath-uh-sfeer] / ˈbæθ əˌsfɪər /
NOUN
diving bell
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A broken cable would send the bathysphere plummeting into oblivion.

From Scientific American Jun. 20, 2023

The first bathysphere made its initial descent off an island in Bermuda on June 6, 1930, lowered into the Atlantic Ocean by a shipboard winch.

From Scientific American Jun. 20, 2023

Hollister became invaluable as an experienced ichthyologist, and she made research descents in the bathysphere.

From Nature Dec. 18, 2018

Gloria Hollister, William Beebe and John Tee-Van with the bathysphere in which they made descents into the waters off Bermuda.Credit:

From Nature Dec. 18, 2018

Meanwhile the cart, carrying his bathysphere, bumped along over an uneven road.

From Astounding Stories, August, 1931 by Various




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