Science Art: Pneumatische Fundation (Senkkasten Caisson), from Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1889
Entered By: grant on October 7, 2012
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A caisson is a machine for working under water.
Meyers Konversations-Lexikon is a German encyclopedia.
Rise, German engineers. Rise.
Dive, German engineers. Dive.
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Tags: engineering







What were the caissons as in “the caissons, go rolling along”? Cannons?
So is it just a tube?
Sam