Sujet

A builder using a plumb line to keep a walk vertical

Légende

Engraving depicting a builder using a plumb line to keep a walk vertical. Because of gravity the line will always rest pointing to the centre of the earth. Dated 19th Century

Date

19th century

Crédit

Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library

Notre référence

ARP23A16_063

Licence

Rights managed

Format disponible

60,0Mb (5,6Mb) / 16,9in x 13,8in / 5055 x 4149 (300dpi)

Mots clés

19th Century Engraving Engraved Illustration Illustrated Plumb Line Construction Builder Building Walk Line Vertical Gravity Force Physics History of Physics History of Science Science Centre of Gravity Earth 19th Century