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John Lethbridge (1675-1759)
Inventor of a diving machine which enabled him and the user to recover shipwrecked goods.
He made his first experiment on the day of the eclipse, 1715.
Died on 11th December 1759; buried in Wolborough. [1]
1869 May 14th. Letter concerning his life and inventions in 'The Engineer'
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