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Submarine for a Stuart King

Science Stories by BBC

Jan 6, 201627:54Science & Medicine

Philip Ball dives into the magical world of Cornelis Drebbel , inventor of the world's first submarine in 1621. How did the crew of this remarkable vessel manage to breathe underwater, completely cut off from the surface...

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