Ingenious! He used Phosphorescent Moss to illuminate the interior instead of a candle that would have used up his oxygen.
From this time, all through the Industrial Revolution.....I can only imagine how exciting it was to be alive. Inventions everywhere.
Sam Colt was up in Hartford inventing and manufacturing his revolvers.
Eli Whitney worked on his cotton gin in the barn of the farm adjacent to ours; meanwhile next door, Uncle William was inventing the can opener; bow-facing oars; washing machines; Tang Sights.
To be a fly on the wall and overhear these great minds when they sat around and chatted. Gracious!