(thing) by Tem42 Wed Jul 19 2000 at 20:26:57
A heavy bell shaped device which was used for exploring and working underwater. They would usualy have an air tube to supply fresh air. They were open at the bottem, the water being kept out by the air pressure inside the bell.

In 1715 the first diving suit came along, and the diving bell started to fade out of the picture.

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