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Figure 60. Richter microscope for reading thermometers. Much less sophisticated than the Nansen microscope, was frequently used to read with good precisionthe scales of reversing thermometers. This instrument was described andconceived by the firm of Richter and Wiese in the early 1900's. (Image credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco | Y. Berard)