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Athens Messenger in Athens, Ohio

30 Apr 1929

Page 6

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Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Apr 30, 1929

Page

6

Discredited Divining and Aviation in Water Finds

London reports on Major J. R. Pogson appointed Official Water Diviner in Bombay Presidency. He directed fifty three wells to search water. forty seven yielded water at the predicted depths, sparking scientific debate. German aviator Otto von Gralve also reports locating subterranean conduits by air using a divining rod.

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London Bombay Presidency Bombay India J. R. Pogson J. Timms Oxford A. H. Church Royal Soci Germany Otto Edler von Gralve Nordhaveen von Gralve Pogson Legislative Council Major Pogson
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Divining Rods Yield Water Across London and Beyond

London scientists recount diviners in hotels and firms tapping underground streams. Timms of Oxford located five underground streams on a walking tour. Van Grahve used a twisted steel rod from a plane to locate water, guiding digging that found conduits and streams previously unknown.

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Timms Oxford Darius Herr van Gralve Herr von Grahve
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A. N. Mirzeoff Diviner Royal Geographical Society Thames Cornwall Somerset Devonshire England Moses Israel von Uhde Herr Edler von Grahve Paris Europe America Berrios
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