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Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel (Alkmaar, Holland, 1572 - London, November 7, 1633) was the Dutch inventor of the first navigable submarine in 1620. In 1595 he married Sophia Jansdochter. Drebbel's legacy In 1619 Drebbel had brought a microscope with him to England.
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Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel - inventor - physicist - mechanician - among his many inventions were the first navigable submarine - a scarlet dye and a thermostat for a self regulating oven. ... In 1620, Drebbel, conceived and built an oared submersible. Drebbels' submarine design was the first to address the problem of...
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It was the idea of Cornelius Van Drebbel, a Dutch doctor living in England, in 1620. Van Drebbel's submarine was powered by rowers pulling on oars that protruded through flexible leather seals in the hull. Snorkel air tubes were held above the surface by floats, thus permitting a submergence time of several hours.
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Britannica online encyclopedia article on Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (Dutch inventor), Dutch inventor who built the first navigable submarine. ... For a definition of " Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel (Dutch inventor)", visit Merriam-Webster.
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Site Map | FAQ ... Asian Pacific American Heritage ... Related content from HighBeam Research on: Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel...
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Encyclopedia article about Drebbel, Cornelis Jacobszoon. Information about Drebbel, Cornelis Jacobszoon in the Columbia Encyclopedia, Computer Desktop Encyclopedia, computing dictionary. ... Drebbel, Cornelis Jacobszoon (kôrnā`lĭs yä`kôpsōn drĕb`əl), 1572–1634, Dutch inventor, physicist, and mechanician.
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Cornelius Jacobszoon Drebbel was born in Alkmaar (Netherlands) in 1572, the son of a well-to-do farmer. He probably received only an elementary education, which would have included Latin. He had no university education. ... This picture shows the lunar crater that is named after Cornelis Drebbel. In this figure 1...
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Reference > Columbia Encyclopedia ... CONTENTS · INDEX · GUIDE · BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD ... the first voyage was in 1620. His other inventions include thermostats used to make self-regulating ovens, as well as various optical instruments. He also discovered a process for making scarlet dye that was used for many years by the...
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Drebbel was later involved in plans to drain fenland in East Anglia, and was famous as the inventor of a scarlet dye that he and his sons-in-law exploited at their dyeworks ... Drebbel, Cornelis; Dred Scott Decision; Drees, Willem; Dreghorn; Drei Pintos, Die; Dreier, Mary Elisabeth; Dreier, Sophie Katherine; Dreifuss, Ruth;
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The world's first practical submarine was built in 1620 by Dutch engineer Cornelis Jacobszoon Drebbel, under the patronage of James 1 of England. ... ... « Back to Cornelis Drebbel built three submarine in the 1620s - they all worked...
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