Picture No | 10032203 |
Date | 1875 |
Description | READING THE LOG - 2 |
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Aboard a ship on the way to India a log line is used to measure her speed in knots, an operation known as reading or heaving the log.
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Source | Engraving by an unnamed artist in the Illustrated London News, 4 December 1875 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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