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Figure 70. Buchanan sounding bottle. This instrument was devised after theChallenger Expedition. It was better than preceding instruments for collectingwater samples in close proximity to the bottom. It was first tested aboard thePRINCESS ALICE in 1894 in the open Atlantic off Morocco in 2782 meters. (Image credit: Oceanographic Museum of Monaco | Y. Berard)