Sunday, March 18, 2018

Cartesian Diver

Also known as a Cartesian devil, it was first mentioned by Raffaello Magiotti in 1648.


Picture from: A. Privat Deschanel Elementary Treatise on Natural Philosophy Part I. Mechanics, Hydrostatics, and Pneumatics (New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1884)

Versions of these vary greatly, ranging from a ketchup packet

to hand blown glass.

You can even use a lego mini fig, as shown here.

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