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DescriptionBrevet boule de Moulins texte.jpg
English: Text of Pierre-Charles Delort for the patent of a submarine sphere then called boule de Moulins and used to transport mail during the siege of Paris of 1870
Français : Texte de Pierre-Charles Delort pour le brevet d’une sphère sous-marine appelée ensuite « boule de Moulins » et qui a été utilisée pour le transport du courrier pendant le siège de Paris de 1870
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http://www.coppoweb.com/boules/fr.boul_brv.php
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Pierre-Charles Delort
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La sphère Sous-marine pour laquelle je demande un brevet de quinze années est destinée à transporter tous objets tels que : Lettres, dépêches, photographies, etc. en se servant du courant de tous les fleuves, rivières canaux et [ruisseaux].
Cet appareil ne quitte pas le fond de l’eau où il opère une constante rotation au moyen des aubes dont il est muni dans sa partie centrale.
La sphère est métallique ______________________
A A’ 1° 2 Boîtes à (air ?) fermées hermétique[ment ?] supportant également le poids de la sphère.
2° B B’ Boîte intérieure destinée à recevoir la [charge]
3° C Ouverture fermée hermétiquement
4 D D’ Tube traversant la sphère de part en part [;] le tube peut contenir lui-même soit des dépêches soit des photographies [& ?] consistant à faire lest à l'appareil.
Tube fermé par un bouchon de liège à chaque extrémité
Aubes aidant à la rotation de la sphère dans l'eau
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Paris le 21 nov 1870
P. Delort
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