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When was the plumb bob invented?

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The plumb bob inventor is lost in history .

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Who invented the plumb bob?

The plumb bob's inventor is lost to history...the name comes from the corruption of the Latin word for lead: Plumbum. Bob has nothing to do with it.


Who invented the plumb line?

It is not known who invented the plumb-line or plumb-bob; there is evidence that it has been in use since biblical times and archaeologists haveÊunearthed what they think are plumb gaugingÊtoolsÊin Ancient Egypt.


How do they know the plumb line is vertical?

Use of a plumb bob a level used on plumb rather then horizontal


What is plumb bob use for?

To establish a plumb line. Vertical line. Basic tool that lets you do everything else. With a plumb bob and something to measure with you can build anything.


Who invented the plumb?

no one


Uses of plumb bob in physics?

yea


What tool do you use to transfer the plumb cut to the bottom of a barge board?

Your dads baldhead


What is the use of a plumb bob in plumbing?

The plumb bob is useful in establishing vertical for a wall in construction or a doorjamb when hanging a door. It can indicate whether a flue is running true vertical or veering off plumb. A plumb-bob or a plummet is a weight, usually with a pointed tip on the bottom, that is suspended from a string and used as a vertical reference line, or plumb-line. It is essentially the vertical equivalent of a water level.


Where is the square?

Next to the level, beneath the plumb, Bob.


What is the purpose of the plumb bob?

To show a vertical line


Does a Plumb-bob tell you if a surface is vertical?

Yes it does! :)


What is the origin of the phrase plumb forgot?

"Plumb" refers to a "plumb-bob," a device used to make sure that a building is built straight up-and-down (not leaning). "Plumb straight" means "completely straight." In that way "plumb forgot" came to mean "completely forgot."