Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The most famous is the Shimano Curado DC ("Digital Control") series, first introduced in 2003 and having remained the only electronically braked fishing reel in the world for two decades until early 2023, when two similar products, the Daiwa IMZ Limitbreaker and the KastKing iReel IFC ("Intelligent Frequency Control"), were announced respectively.
A pair of ABU reels from the end of the 1960s; the smaller is the Cardinal 33, the larger is the Cardinal 66, and the Swedish royal coat of arms, a right conferred by Royal Warrant, can be seen clearly.
These were large boats, usually 80–90 feet (24–27 m) in length with a beam of around 20 feet (6.1 m). They weighed 40-50 tons and travelled at 9–11 knots (17–20 km/h; 10–13 mph). The earliest purpose built fishing vessels were designed and made by David Allan in Leith in March
From the first Apple computer to the COVID-19 vaccine, here are the most revolutionary inventions that were born in the U.S.A. in the past half-century.
The earliest pipes were made of clay, and are found at the Temple of Bel at Nippur in Babylonia. ... 1989: The World Wide Web is invented by computer scientist Tim ...
Trading card of the Ustonson company, an early firm specializing in fishing rods, and holder of a Royal Warrant from the 1760s. The art of fly fishing took a great leap forward after the English Civil War, where a newly found interest in the activity left its mark on the many books and treatises that were written on the subject at the time.
[2] [3] "Modern" steel jaw-traps were first described in western sources as early as the late 16th century. [4] The first mention comes from Leonard Mascall 's book on animal trapping. [ 5 ] It reads: "a griping trappe made all of yrne, the lowest barre, and the ring or hoope with two clickets" [ sic ]. [ 6 ]
The masts of this line were designed for eventual upgrade to 380 kV. However the first transmission at 380 kV in Germany was on October 5, 1957 between the substations in Rommerskirchen and Ludwigsburg–Hoheneck. The world's first 380 kV power line was built in Sweden, the 952 km Harsprånget – Hallsberg line in 1952.